2014.02.22 19:00 - Reflections on a day

The Guardian for this meeting was stevenaia Michinaga. The comments are by stevenaia Michinaga.

Santoshima Resident: 's current display-name is "San".
stevenaia Michinaga: hello San
Santoshima Resident: hello stevie
stevenaia Michinaga: what did you think of the 1:00?
Santoshima Resident: i enjoyed the talk
stevenaia Michinaga: nice to have such differing responses to the same questions, makes PaB so personal
Santoshima Resident: yes, it is that

--BELL--

Santoshima Resident: g'night steve, must get back to work
stevenaia Michinaga: night San
stevenaia Michinaga: thanks for joining me
Santoshima Resident: good to see you ~ stay warm
stevenaia Michinaga: Hello Para
stevenaia Michinaga: San just left a moment ago
stevenaia Michinaga: how are you?
Paradise Tennant: hiya
Paradise Tennant: very well thanks :))
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Paradise Tennant: and you my friend ?
stevenaia Michinaga: I am good, lovely day in the 50's here
stevenaia Michinaga: there was also a nice 1:00 session today
stevenaia Michinaga: hello Druth
Paradise Tennant: same here beautiful warm sunny day was a lovely change made me want to pull my sandals out and get them ready!
Paradise Tennant: hiya druth :)
druth Vlodovic: hey guys
druth Vlodovic: so you both got out in the sun?
Paradise Tennant: yes was out for a long walk doing errands with the dog :))
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, 1st time an a while, although the sun relacting off the snow was somewhat blinding
stevenaia Michinaga: *reflecting
druth Vlodovic: I did mine out in the city, exploring with friends
druth Vlodovic: trying to imagine errands that can be done on a long walk with a dog...
Paradise Tennant: hmm well .. there are stores that are dog friendly :) especially down town
stevenaia Michinaga: here was this afternoon's theme session
stevenaia Michinaga: http://wiki.playasbeing.org/Chat_Logs/2014/02/2014.02.22_13%3a00_-_Theme_session%3a_%22What_do_you_experience_during_drops%3f%22
stevenaia Michinaga: a good turnout
Paradise Tennant: what was the consensus ?
stevenaia Michinaga: the consensus was everyone is different

--BELL--

Paradise Tennant: nods and smiles :)) yes what do you two experience during drops ?
stevenaia Michinaga: :) find us in the log :)
stevenaia Michinaga: hard to remember what I wrote
stevenaia Michinaga: your turn, PAra
Paradise Tennant: mostly my breath
Paradise Tennant: lately I have not been dropping enough I suppose :)
stevenaia Michinaga: some people let the dog out
Paradise Tennant: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: everone drops differently
stevenaia Michinaga: *y
Paradise Tennant: would like to try focuing on my heartbeat
Paradise Tennant: think that would be interesting .. to be aware of it
druth Vlodovic: I find mine gets irregular when I do that
druth Vlodovic: gets nervous being watched :)
stevenaia Michinaga: I ahve been more aware of that when I walk up the 5 flights of steps to my office very day
Paradise Tennant: smiles I do 3 :)
stevenaia Michinaga: new office has had a very good impact on me
Paradise Tennant: yes
Paradise Tennant: agree elevators are to be avoided if at all possible
stevenaia Michinaga: at least going up, I take them going down
Paradise Tennant: once got trapped in on late at night in the scotia plaza .. spent 2 almost 3 hours waiting to get out ..
stevenaia Michinaga: in an elevator?
Paradise Tennant: there was a nice man who kept checking on me
Paradise Tennant: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: good you are not clostrphobic
druth Vlodovic: what was that like?
Paradise Tennant: when they pried open the doors it was about 3 feet below the floor so had to clamber up quickly
Paradise Tennant: confining
stevenaia Michinaga: sounds like a bad movie
Paradise Tennant: yes I guess ..
stevenaia Michinaga: they enver have reading material in elevators
stevenaia Michinaga: *never
druth Vlodovic: "emergency magazines, break glass"
Paradise Tennant: I had my briefcase with me .. but did feel like working :)
Paradise Tennant: so just lied down with my legs propped up and looked at the ceiling
stevenaia Michinaga: yoga
druth Vlodovic: a friend of mine was mentioning how canadians seem to have a hard time just sitting and doing what they are doing, without reading or being busy
Paradise Tennant: yes elevator yoga
druth Vlodovic: seems you dodged that trouble :)
Paradise Tennant: yes
Paradise Tennant: I love doing nothing .. I can just be still very happily
Paradise Tennant: so busy most of the time it seems precious
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles, nothng can be very productive for the patient
druth Vlodovic: lol "productive"
druth Vlodovic: quite the slave driver
druth Vlodovic: any moment I'm happy or relaxed is hard to claim as wasted
Paradise Tennant: I think when you are really still you get bigger .. in a way you stretch out into your surroundings .. somehow when we are focussed and busy we are moving and smaller more distinct somehow

--BELL--

druth Vlodovic: hard to be open in certain surrounds
stevenaia Michinaga: sometimes the smaller can be expansive too
druth Vlodovic: had the TV on, all snap snap,and argumentative, I had to turn it off during the drop
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Paradise Tennant: yes quiet is good .. like music too :))
druth Vlodovic: for a longtime I assumed that peace should be done inside, and the outside world adjusted to
druth Vlodovic: not something I believe now
Paradise Tennant: how do you address peace now druth ?
druth Vlodovic: often the environment needs to be adjusted
druth Vlodovic: seen for what it is
druth Vlodovic: and the effect it is having
druth Vlodovic: we are not separate from our environment
druth Vlodovic: a yin yang sort of thing I guess :/
druth Vlodovic: we have to use our energy and power to alter things so that we have a place to relax and live within
druth Vlodovic: and we need to relax and live so we know how to direct our energy
druth Vlodovic: discover what we really desire or need
stevenaia Michinaga: I find that much of what I need and desire is usually what I already have
stevenaia Michinaga: just a matter of finding what I have
druth Vlodovic: drops are something I have always done, really, I imagine most people could claim that if they saw things from the right angle
Paradise Tennant: and really seeing it and enjoying it
druth Vlodovic: but it was always for temporary vacations and strength gathering
druth Vlodovic: discovering and discarding discord is also necessary
druth Vlodovic: and something drops and the like can help accomplish
Paradise Tennant: yes thoughts are really powerful important to positive
Paradise Tennant: *be
druth Vlodovic: focusing on the negative is a good defensive reaction, but not all of life, no, i do agree with you two on that

--BELL--

Paradise Tennant: The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ― Rumi
Paradise Tennant: Rumi wrote so many wonderful phrases he thought with such intensity it seems
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: must have experienced much
Paradise Tennant: When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” ― Rumi
Paradise Tennant: yes
Paradise Tennant: i particularly like this one :)
Paradise Tennant: “If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?” ― Rumi
stevenaia Michinaga: time to go, thank you for visiting tonight
Paradise Tennant: yes I am getting sleepy too :)) thank you both for the company :)
druth Vlodovic: 'night