Naria’s Halloween Party
find the link to her YouTube party you won’t be sorry. 3 hours of music and fantastic creativity from all over the world. costumes galore.
serenity
Silence, serenity and tranquility in an early morning meditation by the water. When you live with love in your heart/life, there is a contentment that knows no boundaries.
Sometimes we have remove ourselves from the trappings of the daily world we live in, it is the silence of prayer/meditation that we can hear/feel what is in our inner most thoughts.
Oyashikiri
changes
In early December Bee (on the right) had this picture taken with the matriarch of the family (Q), we were not happy with the new look, but with a new year approaching, Q had decided that we (staff at Virtual News 8) should look more “today”. Some of us had not changed or progressed in years.
Bee who had been the former attendant at the virtual church we had in SL (Second Life) has had many makeovers. As the “sister” in charge of the church, she wore basically a uniform each day, and little to no make up. With the virtual church now closed, she spent most of her time in Inventory, .. being out on assignments from time to time, but nothing that prompted Q to want her to update.
With the holidays approaching in SL, there were sales everywhere, and a leading mesh head maker Lelutka was offering a free head, for both female and male avatars. Q being the business woman and penny pincher she is, thought, ah ha.. great, she sent everyone out to check the sales. Bee got herself a new mesh head.
While all this was going on, we learned that Maitreya was changing the Lara body which was the body that all of us on the newspaper have used since forever. The new “standard” would be the Lara X. Mind you we all have been in SL long enough that our wardrobes are not lacking for clothes… however, we do like to keep up with the “trends”. So Bee got not only a new head but an updated body to the Lara X.
Sound simple, well it isn’t. We have spent a lot of time watching videos on how to update your avatar look … this picture was 2015
Q who is the lady on the right in the above picture now looks like you see her in the top picture on the left. And Bee is on the left above and on the right above. Very different. and now she looks even more different .. in a Logo head and an eBody- Reborn mesh body.
We can do this in a virtual game, we can take the time and learn the technology to change our appearance to suit the direction we are going to go. Bee will now be used for photography, I will explore with her and take pictures with her to go along with the storylines or blogs I am doing.
It took me hours to achieve the look, and I had to do it with the help of friends, there were just too many steps to be taken. example, trying to match the skin on the head to the skin on the body so that there wasn’t a line around her neck showing where the two different products met. At one point in time, she looked like she had been scared half out of her wits, She had a second pair of eyes and I had to figure out how to rid myself of the system eyes (the eyes that come with the original avatar when you join SL).
Fortunately if you are a newcomer to SL, there are very knowledgeable bloggers or vloggers who put out excellent YouTube videos on how to change the original system avatar for the more sophisticated and realistic mesh avatar.
ie. Naria Panthar https://www.youtube.com/@NariaPanthar You can check out her many videos, they are informative and fun. She also does reviews of popular sales in Sl.. worth a look.
Back to Bee. she after many hours is now almost ready for me to take her out on a photo shoot. But first I will have to get familiar with her new look and see if changes her personality, yes, really, like in RL (real life) when we make changes to our appearance, it has an impact on our personalities.
Do you agree with this statement, how we look, influences our moods/personalities/actions.? Will you make changes? How happy are you with your looks? Do you if you have an avatar, change him/her often…? If so, why? What about the RL you… ? Do you waste a lot of time trying to change your physical self?
Till Soon.
drawn into silence
There are moments when we are left to our own thoughts. When time slips away from us, and we allow ourselves to drift into a semi state of consciousness. The many hours of idle moments spent wondering what we will do with the many hours, minutes and seconds that yawn before us.
Whether our thoughts take us back in time, or to a specific period in our lives, the mind seems to dwell on what was. How do we over come the feelings of “lost in space” or the feeling we are caught in an endless flurry of activity that leads us nowhere.
As a therapist, I spend a lot of time listening to the “hurt” and “disappointment” of those who cross my threshold. The frustrations, the sadness, sits and dwells in the muscles and tissues of the body. Often translating to the body’s mind, aches, pains and unbelievable discomfort that permeates their day to day lives.
I can work with the body, help it to relax, and relearn what it is to live without the tenseness and the constant stress that it is forced to endure. But it is a temporary fix. The “receiver” (person on the table) needs to do their homework. Their body can relax with the treatments, but they (the receiver) has to learn to listen in the silence to the chattering in their minds, and take the necessary steps to clear the clutter. Easier said than done? Not really, it is something that has to be addressed with “Makoto” (sincerity) (purity of intent).. AND it won’t happen overnight.
Learning to respect the language of the body, and the inner workings of your mind, is the first step. YOU have to learn to put yourself first …. yes… that is what I said, YOU have to give yourself permission to do what is best for YOU.
Can you do that? Are you even interested and willing to put in the time to improve your “well being”
I am putting this out there to the Universe, those who see and read this, and want more info… can sign up for more insight on how being “drawn into silence” can help you on your journey through this wonderful world we live in.
Pl Precept #1  Life is art
PL Principle #1 I will live paying careful attention, putting Makoto into all I say and do.
The rest is up to you….
a Sax experience
communication
Sometimes we need to take the time to sit quietly and reflect on what is important, give yourself and your partner time to digest what happened. Let the fresh air, the sound of the running water over the rocks, and the blues skies work their magic. focus on the positives
PL Precept #4… Being annoyed limits your expression.
PL Precept # 7 Everything exists in relativity.
wonders we miss
making time for yourself , is an important daily activity/exercise.
Good Morning, since it is freezing rain and cold outside, I took to the virtual world to grab a few photos the other day. I posted the lying down resting by an open fire one on Instagram the other day. Just looking at the avatar chilling… squeezed a big sigh out of me… The one on the left is the avatar taking timealong her journey of discovery to dance. The opportunity was there so she took it.
Discover something new today. Have a willingness and an interest, and start your day with excitement.
Perfect Liberty 2023.22
Dancing is an activity that we do that it is all about the journey .. it is an opportunity to stretch our bodies, lift our arms to the sky, give space to areas in our bodies that have been dormant. It is healthy for us to be active. We get up and move, not…
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Feb.1> Time
Time > Where does Time go? What happened to January?
Did I really just live a full month, yet feel it hasn’t happened yet?
Can you tell me, was it a good month?
Time is elusive – somehow I think, if I blink – I can start the year again-?
Of course it is wishful thinking – once the moment passes, it will never come back again –
Time is what we make of it – after all, it is our own invention…
This is why I ponder and wonder – where January went, I was so sure it had just begun.
I sit here high in the sky – musing… why – 31 days have been misplaced. Where was I when it all took place. Q
The dragon roars
a dragon in my life… we all need one
In every garden there lives a dragon. They come in many sizes shapes and colours, mine is rare and elusive. He has the uncanny ability to show up in the darndest places. always he is watching, he never really lets me out of his sight. He is so good at it that I often forget that he is there. He though, does not forget, dragons are forever, and nothing is going to happen on his watch.
Today with all the snow, I had to exert myself probably more than I should have… I was feeling faint, having just cleared an area again for the third time (that is how much snow fell overnight and during the day) that I had to lean on the shovel, my breathing was quick and almost harsh.. I knew I was over extending, but I wanted it done. Besides I told myself… neighbours are all…
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Q's Story Telling 