We started our session with a new procedure. that is a check in, so to speak by all attendees. As we go around the circle each attendee may bring up a single item or person or idea that needs to be "held in the light." This procedure ensures that each member of the group can seek any help that they may need from the group and can bring up their immediate concerns. Sometimes these check ins may also point out needs for future discussions or presentations. Today several attendees has significant issues to present in check-in. Therefore we elected to do some Loving Kindness Meditation for these people and their issues. Paul N. led us and instructed us in the traditional way of doing Loving Kindness Meditation.
Traditional sequence in Loving Kindness Meditation.
1. Think of 5 people: a. self; b. a benefactor; c. friend or relative; d. neutral; e. a difficult person.
2. Meditate on each of these five people reciting the following phrases either out loud or to one self.
May (I, name) be filled with loving kindness
May ( ) be well
May ( ) be peaceful and at ease
May ( ) be happy.
Heidi presented a couple clippings, one that had to do with eating right, in a followup to last week's presentation by Jean H.
Sharleen brought The Twelve Symptom of Inner Peace. Written by Saskia Davis. We read through these.
1. An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment
2. Loss of interest in judging self.
3. Loss of interest in judging other people.
4. Loss of interest in conflict.
5. Loss of interest in interpreting the action of others.
6. Loss of ability to worry. (this is a serious symptom).
7. Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
8. Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
9. Frequent attacks of smiling through the eyes of the heart.
10. Increasing tendency to let things happen rather than to make them happen.
Saskia Davis is a nurse who wrote this in 1983. She still has a website with this list on it.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=1403d01aab81ca99&mt=application/msword&url=https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui%3D2%26ik%3Dcc2d2977d4%26view%3Datt%26th%3D1403d01aab81ca99%26attid%3D0.1%26disp%3Dsafe%26zw&sig=AHIEtbSjANMSm9fJxvsLlLfwFvpFrkuN0Q
Another way is to use this list of Twelve and Fake It. Fake it and it will become real. As one attendee put it: "To be good in business you have to be sincere. After you have learned to fake this you've got it made.
The second half of the session was used to discuss one of the issues brought up in Check-IN:
Young people who can't keep their hands off of each other. It was stated that now in college, you g people do not date. They just "hook up." That is they just have casual sex and strive to have no committed relationships. Everyone agreed that in these situations there are are all kinds of denied emotions here. And at some point, these young people will pay for this toying with the emotions. There was some discussion of what types of advice to give these young couples.
Friday, August 2, 2013
July 25, 2013: The Tale of Eating Beauty by Jean Hausman
Jean Hausman, a member of our group, who is a life coach, and now a published author presented some of the ideas from her book won weight loss. She will soon begin author's presentations and wanted our opinion on how she presents the information in the book. She has a website for this book which gives her background and brief description of the nature of the book. Several of our members has purchased the book.
http://jeanhausmann.com/
Here are two other links that Sharleen provided us with that relate to weight loss and behavioral changes.
April 11, 2013: Music That Moves Us led by Sky
Everyone was to bring in one or two pieces of music that moves them. Most everyone brought something. Here are some connection to some of them. Paul also brought his guitar to play for us but unfortunately we ran out of time. Therefore this needs to be on the agenda for a future meeting.
Here are some of the links to the music that was played.
Here are some of the links to the music that was played.
February 28, 2013: Cambodia, Angkor Temples, Part II
During this session, we will continue with some views of the more famous Angkor Temples of Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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