Friday, November 18, 2022

 Friday, November 18, 2022

  I was up early enough to see the light change as the sun’s rays came over the mountain. I love living here. I continued with my massive cleaning effort. It put me way behind on the updates. I just posted November 10’s entry to my email.

  Scott moved out for two weeks to make room for my guests. That was the deal. He was welcome to stay here, but he needed to move when I had visitors who needed the bed. He was okay with that. He had trouble finding a place to stay. Then, hearing his dilemma, a yoga buddy offered to let him stay in her beach condo. She bought it when her dad died and left her some money. It serves a special purpose now that she’s moved to Seattle because of her husband’s job change. She misses Hawaii and the friends here. She also rents the condo. Fortunately, it was free for the two weeks Scott needed a place to stay.

   Scott was supposed to come by, pick up some stuff, clean his quarters, and secure the air conditioner hose. Instead, Yvette stopped in to collect Scott’s bathroom stuff. He wasn’t feeling well. Yvette was taking him a thermometer. Yvette said she would clean the guest and bathroom.

  Sandor said he would stop by this morning to deal with the problems with the Blog. I made sure to clean my computer keyboard and screen. I am a slob when it comes to that. I eat while working. I once asked my grandson how he kept from getting food all over his keyboard. He said, “I don’t eat while I’m on the computer.” He’s on one more than I am.

  I had a ten-minute session with adolescent D. He agreed to do the spin release. He had a pattern I had only seen once before. He described it as something other than getting faster or slower; it spread out over a wider area. As it usually does, it disappears after observing it calmly.

  I asked him if it had ever stopped before. He surprised me by saying yes. I asked him if it stopped independently or because he had forced it to stop. It was the latter. You can force it to stop, but that takes a lot of energy and concentration; it’s also temporary. When it releases on its own, little energy is required, and it stays still longer. My theory is we have a vast collection of these spins. Every moment we experienced fear in the face of not knowing or uncertainty, we acquired another unresolved spin. They can be big or small, but they’re locked in there until we face them with a calm mind. When we do a spin release every time we become aware of a dysfunctional spin in our heads, we can reach a point when the spins no longer interfere with our perception.

  I continued sitting on the lanai, enjoying the mid-morning breeze. I don’t sit there more often because the light bothers my eyes. I had cataract surgery. The lenses cause glare.