The Guardian for this meeting was Adams Rubble. The comments are by Adams Rubble.

Adams Rubble: Good morning Riddle :)
Riddle Sideways: Morning Adams
Riddle Sideways: crashed on the way to the Collosium ㋡
Adams Rubble: yes, I was a witness
Riddle Sideways: prefer the Desktop's keyboard and positioning, but it is getting old and too tired to run SL
Adams Rubble: awww
Riddle Sideways: you have your nice wintry outfit today
Adams Rubble: yes it is getting to be wonter
Riddle Sideways: Tis the season to get that season side of the wardrobe ㋡
Adams Rubble: we had a good session Tuesday
Riddle Sideways: yes, even if thinking that would not happen ㋡
Riddle Sideways: got to thinking back on Practice
Adams Rubble: I did not blog yet this morning but last night I was reminded of starting out as a baby bodhisattva
Riddle Sideways: /listens
Adams Rubble: nothing much to say except it fits begiining with Shantideva
Adams Rubble: nice way to start practice when one is meandering
Adams Rubble: baby steps :)
Riddle Sideways: beginner mind?
Adams Rubble: I was just thinking of playing
Adams Rubble: playing as a Bodhisattva
Riddle Sideways: Yes!
--BELL--
Adams Rubble playfully tosses some bodhicitta to Riddle
Riddle Sideways: good
Riddle Sideways: PaB
Riddle Sideways: the self is an illusion
Riddle Sideways: and that problem of Free Will
Adams Rubble: we have the freedom to get past dualism :)
Riddle Sideways: you are Not stuck between a rock and a hard place
Riddle Sideways: Fight or Flee are not the only choices
Riddle Sideways: there are 360 degrees of turning in just one of the planes, not just 2
Riddle Sideways: dare to say you are not either Dem or Rep ㋡
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: sorry to speak us stuff, when many already have 12 parties in their countries
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: just went off thinking through how one learns Playground Diplomacy
Riddle Sideways: as youngster has to work it out to continue to play
Riddle Sideways: one kid on our block always had the 'ball
Riddle Sideways: ' to which ever game was going to be played
Riddle Sideways: he was not rich, but seemed to have footballs, basketballs, baseballs, kickballs
Riddle Sideways: well, he Always got morally hurt on the first play of any game
Riddle Sideways: would cry and take the ball home
Riddle Sideways: had to learn not to get him hurt
Riddle Sideways: to continue the afternoon
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: another kid had the most central of us big field
Riddle Sideways: and insisted on winning
Riddle Sideways: so his team always won, whatever
Riddle Sideways: and after each play, batting, outage, whatever
Riddle Sideways: there would be long hard debates
Riddle Sideways: you did, did not, did so, did not
Riddle Sideways: they were almost more important
Riddle Sideways: the debates were a huge part of the game
Riddle Sideways: oh let them be, there are only Playing
Riddle Sideways: learning to kick a ball
Riddle Sideways: learning what happens when ya kick a ball into Jimmy's head
Riddle Sideways: ah kid play
Riddle Sideways: reading some stories of Shantideva
Adams Rubble: maybe you were learning how to play so you were ready to Play as Being :)
Riddle Sideways: goaded into giving a talk to the entire university
Riddle Sideways: yep
Adams Rubble: I never believe that stuff about Shantideva
Riddle Sideways: delivering "The Way of the Bodhisattva"
Riddle Sideways: many Greats; Teachers, Prophets, leaders
Riddle Sideways: have delivered the great long lasting lessons, books, speaches, ...
Riddle Sideways: as a bet, joke, trick, on the spot
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: a palace guard says to the great one, Before you exit to the wilderness forever, please write down what you meant by those last words
Riddle Sideways: The event director says, "Got 20 minutes to fill before the next act, go out and say something to keep the crowd calm"
Riddle Sideways: These people have come to hear what you have to say, get up on that mound over there and preach to them
Riddle Sideways: How long does one need to live in beginners mind before the enlightened one speaks through your voice to the crowd
Adams Rubble: there's a question :)
Adams Rubble: depends on the beginner I guess :)
Riddle Sideways: and the Path
Riddle Sideways: and the amount of pushing
Riddle Sideways: just thinking of how some pushing is the catalyst
Riddle Sideways: how many prophets are Sheltering in Place now and need a push to voice up
Adams Rubble: used to call that a "calling"
Adams Rubble: what about someone like Greta Thuneberg?
Adams Rubble: or the young girl in Afghanistanw ho was shot in the face for going to school
Adams Rubble: they each had a calling
Riddle Sideways: so many examples
Riddle Sideways: Kappernich was at first staying in the locker room for the anthem
Riddle Sideways: a small still voice says "enough is enough"
Riddle Sideways: we stand upon the shoulders of giants
Riddle Sideways: that were small once
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: and here
Riddle Sideways: at the End
Riddle Sideways: pushed to take the next step
Riddle Sideways: up ahead there is a Fork in the road
Riddle Sideways: this Fork has more than just Right or Left
Riddle Sideways: A practice has brought you to take one (or more ㋡ of that path
Riddle Sideways: or Not
Riddle Sideways: ;:)
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: thanking you for Tuesday's helping decision to Not send a rebuttal text to a toxic person
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble is thinking about your thread today
Adams Rubble: I was once on a path, stopped, and turned back
Riddle Sideways: am also
Adams Rubble: many times I lamented that choice
Adams Rubble: but it was the right choice
Adams Rubble: one must learn when does not have the right message
Riddle Sideways: and admit it ㋡
Adams Rubble: it is hard
Riddle Sideways: yep
Riddle Sideways: stuck in the "Did not, did so, did not, so" loop
Riddle Sideways: +did
Riddle Sideways: hard to admit ya lost the election, get over it
Riddle Sideways: hmmm thought it was the right message
Adams Rubble: It is always the wrong message if one stands to benefit from the message
Riddle Sideways: those times when the whole meeting turns to you and says 'you have been silent, What do you think'
Adams Rubble: even baby bodhisattvas learn that the message is about benefiting all beings :)
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: out of the mouths of babes
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: thank you for the discussion today Riddle
Adams Rubble: I hope you have a good weekend
Adams Rubble: next session will be one day before....
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Riddle Sideways: need to pop some popcorn and watch
Riddle Sideways: due to hindsight many might be prepared now
Riddle Sideways: however, that is a topic for another time
Riddle Sideways: this year has been reacting to hindsight
Adams Rubble: can you believe January is almost half over?
Riddle Sideways: wow
Riddle Sideways: when you put it that way
Riddle Sideways: or half full
Adams Rubble: yes, half of January still left :)
Adams Rubble: to enjpy
Adams Rubble: enjoy
Riddle Sideways: More footbal ㋡
Riddle Sideways: enjoy
Riddle Sideways: thank you
Adams Rubble: football gods were angry his year
Riddle Sideways: oh yes
Adams Rubble: SF owner gave money to that awful representative
Adams Rubble: Philly owner has gone bonkers
Riddle Sideways: and that Georgia owner
Riddle Sideways: don't think that was football
Adams Rubble: not to mention the Texan owner
Riddle Sideways: oh
Riddle Sideways: an awful senator got a book deal withdrawn
Adams Rubble: awful senator needs to get wothdrawn hisself
Adams Rubble: withdrawn
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: but baby bodhisattvas have other things to ponder :)
Riddle Sideways: good, Great
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: keep thinking of Baby Yoda

Watching the Snow

Adams Rubble: well take good care Riddle :)
Riddle Sideways: stay warm, stay safe
Adams Rubble: thank you. you too :)
Adams Rubble: bye for now
Riddle Sideways: by All
Riddle Sideways: whoops, you get the last words
Adams Rubble: :)