2016.03.19 19:00 - More new friends :)

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

Druth and two new visitors joined the session tonight

stevenaia Michinaga: hi Druth
druth Vlodovic: ohiyo
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
druth Vlodovic: how is things?
stevenaia Michinaga: Things are good. lot's to do
stevenaia Michinaga: you?
druth Vlodovic: good
stevenaia Michinaga: had quite a few "visitors" here last week, seems the Community Board gets more traffic than I could ahve thoughts
stevenaia Michinaga: thanks
druth Vlodovic: nice
druth Vlodovic: any likely prospects, or is it too soon to tell?
stevenaia Michinaga: Don't if any will return, but we had one who was here for a very long time and one who was in SL for a day, so the range is quite large
druth Vlodovic: as long as you're having fun with them it's worth it :)
stevenaia Michinaga: hard to keep having to explain what;s going on every time another Avatar pops in
stevenaia Michinaga: (after handing them a Notecard)
druth Vlodovic: you're just rusty, once upon a time we were all polished on it
druth Vlodovic: a secret is to copy/paste :P
stevenaia Michinaga: yes. and the 30 second elevator pitch
druth Vlodovic: I was talking to aph about traffic and suggesting she give it a go too, not sure if she mentioned
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: 's current display-name is "Don Loco Ser Gato".
stevenaia Michinaga: greetings Don
druth Vlodovic: hey don loco
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: Hello
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: Is the event still tonight?
stevenaia Michinaga: and every saturday for the past 8 years ...smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: welcome
stevenaia Michinaga: have a seat, did you happen to take a notecard at the sign down there?
stevenaia Michinaga: we record these sessions and post them on the group's Wiki, is it ok to include your comments?
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: Yes that is fine.
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: Thank you for asking...er sorry bell.
stevenaia Michinaga: thanks, be right with you after the "Pause"
druth Vlodovic: ech, mindfulness isn't always a good thing, I just discovered that I ate supper too fast

--BELL--

stevenaia Michinaga: thanks, the bell rings every 15 minutes for a 90 second pause, to take a moment, drop your thoughts and observe, to allow another perspective to arise
stevenaia Michinaga: that is the basis of our explorations then we meet, but it's something you can take with you
stevenaia Michinaga: *when we meet
stevenaia Michinaga: how did you stumble upon this group?
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: Are yu asking me?
stevenaia Michinaga: sure
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: I found it in the events.
stevenaia Michinaga: seems that it is well read, we just began posting
stevenaia Michinaga: we meet t other times, (see the schedule board)
stevenaia Michinaga: we have sessions across the week
druth Vlodovic: have you picked up any bits of enlightenment in your time in SL don?
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: I have learned quite a bit, especially about not judging people.
druth Vlodovic: oh?
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: Yes, everyone has their own problems. Don't let them get to you. Never know what they're dealing wiht irl.
druth Vlodovic: sound advice
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: That and people can be more than they seem. You might see a furry in one sim, but they may be a totally different person with friends on antoher sim.
druth Vlodovic: we'remore explorers than revealers here, so you do get long pauses in the conversation, even when the bell is taking it's own quiet time
druth Vlodovic: yes, discovering and adapting to sim vibe is something that needs to be learned in SL
stevenaia Michinaga: all opinions welcome here, not here to defend or argue, there are certainly plenty of places for that both in SL and Rl
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: Toot rue
stevenaia Michinaga: i.e., no right answers exist here
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: Too true*
druth Vlodovic: do you meditate don?
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: When I need too. Mostly I just do brief meditations in the shower, warm water makes me relax.
druth Vlodovic: ah
druth Vlodovic: we have a weird one here
stevenaia Michinaga: sounds perfectly integrated
druth Vlodovic: sometimesfor a few hours we do it for9 seconds every fifteen minutes
druth Vlodovic: a different sort of experience
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: An what does that do for you?
druth Vlodovic: makes you stop and see what you are doing
druth Vlodovic: questions arise
druth Vlodovic: like "why am I doing this?"
druth Vlodovic: lol
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: haha
druth Vlodovic: and you notice strange things, since it is random when you do the mindfulness
stevenaia Michinaga: so, during the next pause.. in about 2-3 minutes... play with observing your empty mind and the space between thoughts... and come back and let's compare notes
druth Vlodovic: "art is what is in front of me when I am in an art mood", is one of mine
stevenaia Michinaga: I usually find a train wreck going on

--BELL--

Atropia Resident: 's current display-name is "Boony".
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Boony
druth Vlodovic: hi boony
Atropia Resident looks around a little confused "hello! been wandering a bit!"
stevenaia Michinaga: we were jsut about to take a pause
druth Vlodovic: you've arrived just in time for a mini meditation
stevenaia Michinaga: pausing for 90 seconds, brb
druth Vlodovic: bk :)
stevenaia Michinaga: welcome to our groups
stevenaia Michinaga: we record these sessions and post them on the group's Wiki, is it ok to include your comments?
Atropia Resident: oh of course.
Atropia Resident: I would not mind this at all.
stevenaia Michinaga: thanks, it;s important we receive permission
Atropia Resident: that is very kind of you.
stevenaia Michinaga: did you have a chance to read the notecard from the signboard?
Atropia Resident: I did not. should I go get it ?
stevenaia Michinaga: just gave you one
stevenaia Michinaga: any thoughts Don?
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: Not as of yet. That was my first meditation.
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: Had to flush the days activities down the black hole.
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, always a good place to start
druth Vlodovic: I had a funny one, with boony arriving just at the start I got into a mental loop about how I act and think socially
Atropia Resident: oh thank you I just read up a good bit on it. I do also enjoy meditating.
druth Vlodovic: then ended the time with a mini debatish thing about the legitimacy of doing an explorer's meditation without engaging thoughts,since engaging them is what I would normally do
druth Vlodovic: your turn stevenaia
stevenaia Michinaga: I think of it as the train cars of life going by, I look for the spaces between the cars to see what;s pulling the next thought
stevenaia Michinaga: the cars become less important
Atropia Resident is going to be quiet as she determines where the conversation is.
druth Vlodovic: my cars tend to arrive on different tracks, perhaps
druth Vlodovic: just sharing experiences of the pause, do you wish to say anything boony?
druth Vlodovic: we have a pause every fifteen during the conversation
Atropia Resident: oh so this is the pause then. I see. I am curious as to the experience I am having here. thank you.
stevenaia Michinaga: we take that time to drop our thoughts, step back and observe.
druth Vlodovic: and "where" becomes a different sort of question as you get accustomed to the methedology
stevenaia Michinaga: the pause is after the bell righs, about every 15 minutes
stevenaia Michinaga: in about 3 minutes at 1/4 uf
druth Vlodovic: don't worry, there is plenty of warning, and we seldom bite
stevenaia Michinaga: ok, maybe sooner than 3 minutes, clock must be running fast
druth Vlodovic: :P

--BELL--

Atropia Resident: 's current display-name is "Boony".
Atropia Resident: oh ok. but it is still the time of being a break.
stevenaia Michinaga: no it has passed
stevenaia Michinaga: until the top of the hour
druth Vlodovic: we just get out of the habit of filling silences over time
druth Vlodovic: thought we welcome input
Atropia Resident: OH that can be a very welcome state I think I do understand now.
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: I had the sensation of being lost, when I tried to find this feeling all I could see was a hazy forest...or smokey, I'm not sure which...but I felt my heart beat increase. It was more like anxiety than fear.
stevenaia Michinaga: very interesting, was it like a dream?
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: Sorta.
stevenaia Michinaga: day dream
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: More like a vision, most of it was blurred with clear moments.
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: I'm gonna try to avoid it in my next meditation.
druth Vlodovic: what is the fun in that?
stevenaia Michinaga: from time to time one of our member hosts dream sessions
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: It was eerie and I am not sure I need to be exploiring it.
druth Vlodovic: exploring is seldom comforting
druth Vlodovic: but to each person their moments
druth Vlodovic: I found your comment a bit funny though
stevenaia Michinaga: no need to explore, just observe
druth Vlodovic: since I realized I was talking so much due to nervousness
Atropia Resident: oh my mind is being all about the place but also not at places its very quiet but if i close my eyes there are lots of pictures. it is peaceful
druth Vlodovic: but was able to relax into the experience enhanced by everyone's contributed "tones"
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: peaceful pictures sounds like a tone worth endeavor
--BELL--
stevenaia Michinaga: we usually meet for an hour but feel free to remain, I must go as it;s getting late in RL, I am also here on Wednesday evenings at the same time
druth Vlodovic: I realized that the longer pauses changed my momentary experience "before starting" something you get less of when the pause is only 9 seconds
druth Vlodovic: have fun stevenaia
stevenaia Michinaga: nice to have meet you and hope to see you again
Atropia Resident: I joined I am sure I will be doing this again I enjoy making times for awareness and being.
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles, great Boony
Atropia Resident: I also wish this.
Atropia Resident smiles and purrs lightly nodding her head
druth Vlodovic: be sure to check out the webpage as well
Atropia Resident: of course!
druth Vlodovic: there is a standard practice that some of us do from time to time
druth Vlodovic: but mostly I find this a meeting of ways and experiences
stevenaia Michinaga: I'll be posting next Saturday event on the board but I may be away next week,
stevenaia Michinaga: I will try to have another join you here (Druth? hint hint)
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: night
druth Vlodovic: sorry,I work at that time :/
stevenaia Michinaga: n.p.
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: night steve
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: Welp, since that's over. Off to find something to amuse me.
druth Vlodovic: lol,ok
druth Vlodovic: have fun
d0n70c0s3r6at0 Resident: You too Druth