Sitting in a circle

we found each other - by werner meybaum

2012-01-10T08:27:00.000-06:00

we found each other

by werner meybaum

we seldom use the ... I ...
instead ... we use the ... we ...

we ... my inner child ... and me ... we found each other

we listen ... we feel ... we resonate ...

we are filled ... with joy ... with enthusiasm ...

with ... love ... for each other

sitting in a circle last circle meeting this year

2011-12-16T23:43:00.002-06:00

‎. . . s i t t i n g . . . i n . . . a . . . c i r c l e . . .

. . . f r e e . . .

tomorrow morning
Saturday dec 17th
9-12 am . . .

sharing ... listening ...

with music in between

upstairs at Joyce UMC ...

Phone: 612-822-5288

1219 West 31st Street,

Minneapolis, Minnesota

you may come late ... you may leave early

greetings from werner

we added 20 new ... capture minnesota ... pictures

2011-12-16T01:12:00.001-06:00

we added 20 new ...

capture minnesota ... pictures

please vote on ... a l l ...
of our 200 pictures ...

thank you ...

greetings from werner

Schedule ... for sitting in a circle

2011-12-09T16:38:00.001-06:00

. . . in minnesota ... we sail through our winters ... sitting in a circle ... sharing ... listening ... wi‎th music ... with joy ... with enthusiasm ...

please note, that we will meet ...
this saturday dec 10 ...
and saturday dec 17 ...

9 am til noon ...
at Joyce UMC,
1219 W. 31st Street, Minneapolis, Mn

f r e e
open to the general public

we will NOT meet
on christmas eve jan 24th
and on jan 31st

then ...
we will start up our meetings
in the new year on saturday jan 7, 2012

greetings from werner

sitting in a circle

2011-12-02T08:06:00.001-06:00

‎. . . s i t t i n g . . . i n . . . a . . . c i r c l e . . .

. . . f r e e . . .

tomorrow morning 9-12 am . . .

sharing ... listening ...

with music in between

upstairs at Joyce UMC ...

Phone: 612-822-5288

1219 West 31st Street,

Minneapolis, Minnesota

you may come late ... you may leave early

greetings from werner

STUFF by Judith Froemming

2011-11-28T07:12:00.001-06:00

... please follow this link to ... Capture Minnesota ... we have submitted some 192 pictures as of today ...please vote on ... ALL ... the pictures ... ... ... thank you ... ... ... greetings from werner... please follow this link to ... Capture Minnesota ... we have submitted some 192 pictures as of today ...please vote on ... ALL ... the pictures ... ... ... thank you ... ... ... greetings from werner

werner meybaum - capture minnesota

2011-10-20T13:34:00.001-05:00

picture ... sitting in a circle

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Sat Jan 8th, 2011 sitting in a circle

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... all are invited ...

Jan ... Sat 22nd ... 2011
and every Saturday until the ice on lake calhoun melts

... sitting in a circle ...

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greetings from werner

2011-01-07T08:55:00.000-06:00

no meeting on Saturdays Dec 25th and Jan 1st

2010-12-23T05:31:00.004-06:00

there will be no meeting ...

sitting in a circle ...

on saturday dec 25 and jan 1

holiday greetings to all

from werner

all are invited ... next Saturday

2010-12-13T08:19:00.003-06:00

all are invited ... next Saturday ...
Dec 18th, 2010 ... 9 am til Noon

calling all sailors ... friends ... relatives ...

Pam and Ben will come ... from Florida ... this Saturday ... Dec 18th, 2010 ... 9 am til Noon ... and share with us their journey ... sailing 'Cricket' ... from the Chesapeake Bay ... from Deltaville, Va... north to New England ... ... ... and south ... ... ... to Lucie, FL

Please read Pam's blog: http://sailcricketpam.blogspot.com/

We will be meeting upstairs ... please follow signs posted at the doors: Sitting in a Circle

Joyce UMC,
1219 W. 31st Street,
Minneapolis, Mn

Phone: 612-822-5288

This meeting will be our last meeting this year ... we will ... NOT ... be meeting on Saturday Dec 25th and Saturday Jan 1st ...

Please bring ... friends and relatives to this ... f r e e ... event.

Greetings from Werner

all are invited ...

2010-12-10T20:38:00.002-06:00

all are invited

tomorrow morning

saturday dec 11, 2010

sitting in a circle

more info

Chinese Music Guqin Wang Fei 王菲古琴 Without Ulterior Motives meditation re...

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our Brain

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Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight | Video on TED.com

2010-12-04T20:11:00.001-06:00

Let it snow ...

2010-12-04T06:29:00.004-06:00

Let it snow

‎... we got up 3 hours early ...
will clear the driveway
will leave early to be sitting in the circle .

please remember
to bring your instruments

to bring something to share
greetings to all

from werner

a few poems

2010-12-03T22:23:00.004-06:00

Fear
by Werner Meybaum

what may happen

when a teacher follows a list
taking attendance

each child knows
when her or his name
will be called

the fear
in a child with trauma
may build up to a point

where the
… here …
can hardly be uttered

Bliss
by Werner Meybaum

it was hard work

it took 4 years

to loose 40 pounds

it was easy work
it took 2 years
to regain 20 pounds

is it magic
it took 2 months
to re-loose 20 pounds

no … it is no magic
we followed our bliss
we had no time to eat

Why sit in a circle?
By Bill Morton

Because it’s cold outside – yah …
Because we can’t sail – yah.
But it’s for discovery …

Sharing in a circle,
we can discover one another and
maybe we can even discover ourselves.

What we really are is hidden;
it is hidden in these wonderful bodies of ours.

We are spirits,
embodied spirits,
and we can choose to express them
through words and gestures
or keep them hidden.

Sitting in a circle
we can share our spirits.

And our spirits are wonderful,
maybe more wonderful than we know.

Perhaps,
as in all of nature,
we may see the divine in each other,
and if in each other
maybe also in ourselves.

Servanthood
By Bill Morton

Sailing Lake Calhoun
has become a community of servants,
made up of sailors who have found the fullness of life
in the only place it can be found,
in servanthood.

Joy
by Bill Wendel

Happy childhood
or not,

the seeds
are in our heart

and we must
tend to them

so they germinate and blossom
into joy.

Songs from childhood

2010-12-02T00:41:00.000-06:00

Songs from childhood
by Werner Meybaum

Once upon a time

a boy listened to his mom sing

and wanted to sing like her

But when mom
heard her boy sing
she said: no no no

And so the boy thought
that he could not sing
and stopped singing

Many years later
the boy had grown up to be a father
and listened to his daughter sing

And so it happened
that the father rediscovered
songs from his childhood

With enthusiasm of a child
he build and played a zither
and sang out loud

As an old man
his life is overflowing with joy
listening to others sing songs from their childhood

why

2010-12-01T08:21:00.009-06:00

why

by Werner Meybaum

The first time ... parents ask ... why

the child answers … with honesty

and gets punished

The second time … parents ask … why …

the child answers ... with excuses ... lies

and gets rewarded

Beautiful handsome and strong

2010-12-01T08:01:00.003-06:00

Beautiful handsome and strong
by Werner Meybaum

When we put someone on a pedestal
we get a stiff neck ... looking up

When someone puts us on a pedestral
we get dizzy ... looking down

When we are all equal
we all feel beautiful handsome and strong

waiting

2010-12-01T07:56:00.000-06:00

waiting
by werner meybaum

waiting for children to come home
waiting for questions

mom dad
tell us about your life

waiting ...
as our mothers fathers waited for us

2010-11-26T22:31:00.001-06:00

all are invited
sitting in a circle
tomorrow morning

for more info

2010-11-24T20:15:00.001-06:00


Dein Sonnenstrahl	your sun ray
von Werner Meybaum	by werner meybaum

Ein Baum steckt sich, der Sonne entgegen	a tree reaches out, towards the sun
Die Erde bedeckt sich, den Kern zu pflegen	the earth covers itself up, to nurture the kernel
Ich folge den Strahl, und finde Dich	I follow the ray and I find you

Deine Schoenheit	your beauty
Deine Staerke	your strength
Deine Liebe	your love

All das was ich im Alltag nicht sah	all that what I did not see everyday
zeigt mir	shows me
Dein Sonnenstrahl	your sun-ray

please help translate this peom into english

thank you

see you soon ... sailing lake calhoun ... sitting in a circle
greetings from werner

telltails

2010-11-23T10:00:00.001-06:00

here are some telltales

Author unknown

An unmistakable ability
to enjoy each moment.

A loss of interest in judging people

.

A loss of interest
in interpreting the actions of others

A loss of interest in conflict

A loss of ability to worry

.

Frequent and overwhelming episodes
of appreciation
.

Contented feelings of connectedness
with others and nature.

Frequent attacks of smiling.

please visit our new web page ... sitting in a circle ... and leave a comment

thank you

holiday greetings from werner

Spirituality

2010-11-21T21:11:00.005-06:00

Quotes
by Eckhart Tolle

I cannot tell you
any spiritual truth
that deep within
you don’t know already.

All
I can do
is remind you
of what you have forgotten

The mind is a superb instrument
if used rightly.

Used wrongly, however,
it becomes very destructive.

To put it more accurately,
it is not so much
that you use your mind wrongly—
you usually don’t use it at all.
It uses you.

Eckhart Tolle

all the things that truly matter
beauty, love, creativity, joy, inner peace
arise from beyond the mind

Eckhart Tolle

All true artists,
whether they know it or not,
create from a place of nomind,
from inner stillness

Eckhart Tolle

Emotion arises
at the place
where mind and body meet.

It is the body’s reaction
to your mind —

or you might say,
a reflection
of your mind
in the body

Eckhart Tolle

It wasn’t through the mind,
through thinking,
that the miracle
that is
life on earth
or your body
were created
and are being sustained

Eckhart Tolle

You may not yet be able
to bring your unconscious mind activity
into awareness as thoughts,

but it will always be reflected
in the body as an emotion,
and of this
you can become aware.

Eckhart Tolle

Love, joy, and peace
cannot flourish
until you have freed yourself
from mind dominance

Eckhart Tolle

Pleasure
is always derived
from something outside you,

whereas joy
arises from within

Eckhart Tolle

Pain
is inevitable
as long as you are identified with your mind

Eckhart Tolle

Nobody’s life
is entirely free of pain and sorrow.

Isn’t it a question of learning to live with them
rather than trying to avoid them?

Eckhart Tolle

The greater part of human pain
is unnecessary.

It is selfcreated
as long as the unobserved mind
runs your life.

Eckhart Tolle

The pain
that you create now
is always some form of nonacceptance,
some form of unconscious resistance
to what is.

On the level of thought,
the resistance is some form of judgment.

On the emotional level,
it is some form of negativity.

The intensity of the pain
depends on the degree of resistance
to the present moment,
and this in turn
depends on how strongly you are
identified with your mind.

Eckhart Tolle

Where there is anger,
there is always pain underneath

The psychological condition of fear
is divorced from any concrete and true immediate danger.

It comes in many forms:
unease, worry, anxiety, nervousness,
tension, dread, phobia,
and so on.

This kind of psychological fear
is always of something that might happen,
not of something that is happening now.

Eckhart Tolle

an emotion
is the body’s reaction
to your mind

Eckhart Tolle

Power
over others
is weakness disguised
as strength.

True power is within,
and it is available to you now

Eckhart Tolle

The most common ego identifications
have to do with possessions,

the work you do,
social status and recognition,
knowledge and education,

physical appearance, special abilities, relationships,
person and family history,

belief systems,
and often also political, nationalistic,
racial, religious, and other collective identifications.

None of these is you.

Eckhart Tolle

Death
is a stripping away
of all that is not you.

The secret of life
is to die before you die —
and find that there is no death

Eckhart Tolle

When you are present,
you can allow the mind to be as it is
without getting entangled in it.

The mind in itself
is a wonderful tool.

Dysfunction sets in
when you seek your self in it
and mistake it
for who you are

Eckhart Tolle

To be identified with your mind
is to be trapped in time:

the compulsion
to live almost exclusively
through memory and anticipation

Eckhart Tolle

Life is now.

There was never a time
when your life was not now,
nor will there ever be

Eckhart Tolle

The quality of your consciousness
at this moment
is what shapes the future —

which,
of course,
can only be experienced as the Now

Eckhart Tolle

Nothing ever happened in the past;
it happened in the Now.

Nothing will ever happen in the future;
it will happen in the Now

Eckhart Tolle

Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry
— all forms of fear —

are cause by too much future,
and not enough presence.

Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances,
sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness

are caused by too much past,
and not enough presence

Eckhart Tolle

To be free of time
is to be free of the psychological need of past
for your identity and future
for your fulfillment

Eckhart Tolle

Be at least as interested in what goes on inside you
as what happens outside.

If you get the inside right,
the outside will fall into place

Eckhart Tolle

Wherever you are,
be there totally.

If you find your here and now intolerable
and it makes you unhappy,
you have three options:

remove yourself from the situation,
change it,
or accept it totally

Eckhart Tolle

You cannot find yourself
by going into the past.

You can find yourself
by coming into the present

. . .

Words in themselves
are not important.

They are not the Truth;
they only point to it

Eckhart Tolle

Don’t get stuck on the level of words.

A word is no more than a means to an end.

It’s an abstraction.

Not unlike a signpost,
it points beyond itself

Eckhart Tolle

At the deepest level of Being,
you are one with all that is

Eckhart Tolle

The ultimate purpose of the world
lies not within the world
but in the transcendence
of the world

Eckhart Tolle

Relationships …
do not cause pain and unhappiness.

They bring out the pain and unhappiness
that is already in you

Eckhart Tolle

You find God
the moment you realize
that you don’t need to seek God

Eckhart Tolle

As far as inner transformation is concerned,
there is nothing you can do about it.

You cannot transform yourself,
and you certainly cannot transform your partner
or anybody else.

All you can do
is create a space for transformation to happen,
for grace and love to enter

Eckhart Tolle

Whenever anything negative happens to you,
there is a deep lesson concealed within it,
although you may not see it at the time

Eckhart Tolle

It seems
that most people
need to experience
a great deal of suffering
before they will relinquish resistance and accept —
before they will forgive.

Eckhart Tolle

You must have failed deeply
on some level or experienced some deep loss or pain
to be drawn to the spiritual dimension.

Or perhaps
your very success
became empty and meaningless
and so turned out to be a failure

Eckhart Tolle

Nothing out there
will ever satisfy you
except temporarily and superficially,

but
you may need to experience
many disappointments
before you realize that truth

Eckhart Tolle

... The Power of Now ... By Eckhart Tolle ... for free:

http://theyogapathtransforms.com/Documents/The%20power%20of%20Now-%20Tolle.pdf

please read page 94 ... on Love/Hate relationships

you may leave your comment annonymous

thank you

see you soon … sailing lake calhoun … sitting in a circle

greetings from werner

...
greetings from werer

Sitting in a circle, sat 11/20

2010-11-19T13:09:00.001-06:00

calling all sailors:

so far we have been ... sitting in our circle ... listening:
to john share his stories going down the mississippi ...
to pamela and benjamin sharing sailing the east coast

tomorrow ... please welcome ... sarah and ben
sarah will show art work and tell stories
and ben will bring something for show and tell

you are all invited

greetings from werner

for more info

Welcome

2010-11-16T23:44:00.008-06:00

It is ... Magic ... Sailing Lake Calhoun

Welcome

In the summer,
starting first week in May, 2011

we will be starting our 5th year,
giving - f r e e - sailboat rides

from noon ... til sunset ...
7 days a week.

300+ Photo Albums

Slideshow

In the winter
we invite you
to sit with us in a circle

this will be our 4th year ... sitting in a circle ...
we meet every Saturday

beginning on Saturday, October 16th 2010,
except Saturdays ... Dec 25th and Jan 1st

at 9:00 a.m. until noon

you do not need a reason:
to come late ... to leave early

we share ... we listen ... with music in between

at Joyce UMC,
1219 W. 31st Street,
Minneapolis, Mn

Phone: 612-822-5288

here are some telltales about us:
Autor unknown

- An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.

- A loss of interest in judging people.

- A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.

- A loss of interest in conflict.

- A loss of ability to worry.

- Frequent and overwhelming episodes of appreciation.

- Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.

- Frequent attacks of smiling.

Why sit in a circle?
By Bill Morton

Because it's cold outside - yah.
Because we can't sail - yah.

But it's for discovery.

Sharing in a circle, we can discover one another and maybe we can even discover ourselves.

What we really are is hidden; it is hidden in these wonderful bodies of ours.

We are spirits, embodied spirits, and we can choose to express them through words and gestures or keep them hidden.

Sitting in a circle we can share our spirits.

And our spirits are wonderful, maybe more wonderful than we know.

Perhaps, as in all of nature, we may see the divine in each other, and if in each other maybe also in ourselves.

Whats the purpose?

Only to experience each other, only to experience life, to enjoy each other, to appreciate each other, and maybe appreciate ourselves and find the divine within.

Let's sit in a circle, tell our stories, listen, relate, and be filled with awe.

Hope to see you in the circle,

Bill

Our meetings, sitting in a circle,
are open to the public
are totally free,

just like all our sailboat rides in the summer are free,
without any strings attached.

We have absolutely NOTHING to sell,
that includes:
that we have NO membership fees, and,
that we have NOTHING to PROMOTE.

please bring:
friends and relatives
if possible ... a musical instrument to play

see you soon ... sitting in a circle

please
feel free to contact us:

sailinglakecalhoun@gmail.com

you may also leave a comment annonymous at our blog

See you soon . . . sailing Lake Calhoun . . . sitting in a circle

2010-11-15T20:51:00.001-06:00

under the wing of a gull

2010-11-13T22:43:00.001-06:00

Mark Mettler

this saturday ... nov 13, 2010

2010-11-10T08:48:00.003-06:00

‎... please welcome ... P a m ... and ... B e n j a m i n ... home

... from sailing the east coast ...

... see you all ... this coming saturday morning ...
nov 13th, 2010 ... 9 am til noon

... you may come late ... you may leave early ...

Our winters ... are filled with ... joy and enthusiams ... sharing ... listening ... with music in between ... in a nice warm place, near Lake Calhoun.

We meet every Saturday, sitting in a circle, beginning on Saturday, October 16th 2010, ending last Saturday in April 2011, at 9:00 a.m. until noon, at Joyce UMC, 1219 W. 31st Street, Minneapolis, Mn - for free -just like all our sailboat rides in the summer are totally free ... with no strings attached. All our activities are open to the public ... are free, we have nothing to sell.

Looking forward to seeing you all there
please bring ... friends and relatives ...your instruments

greetings from werner

2010-10-19T11:04:00.005-05:00

‎... A t t e n t i o n ...

please come
and listen to John talk
about his travels down the Mississippi ... e t c ...

this Saturday 10-23-2010
9:00 a.m. until noon,

at Joyce UMC,
1219 W. 31st Street, Minneapolis, Mn

- for free -

Our 3rd year - Sitting in a circle - starts 10-16-2010

2010-10-08T09:17:00.004-05:00

It is ... Magic ... Sailing Lake Calhoun

Our summers are filled with ... joy and enthusiasm ... giving free sailboat rides ... Sailing Lake Calhoun

Our winters ... are filled with ... sharing ... listening ... with music in between ... in a nice warm place, near Lake Calhoun.

We meet every Saturday, sitting in a circle, beginning on Saturday, October 16th 2010, at 9:00 a.m. until noon, at Joyce UMC, 1219 W. 31st Street, Minneapolis, Mn - for free -

Welcome to:

Sitting in a Circle

Bill Morton

Why sit in a circle?

Because it's cold outside - yah.

Because we can't sail - yah.

But it's for discovery.

And our spirits are wonderful, maybe more wonderful than we know.

Perhaps, as in all of nature, we may see the divine in each other, and if in each other maybe also in ourselves.

Whats the purpose?

Only to experience each other, only to experience life, to enjoy each other, to appreciate each other, and maybe appreciate ourselves and find the divine within.

Let's sit in a circle, tell our stories, listen, relate, and be filled with awe.

Hope to see you in the circle,

Bill

signs ... telltales ... of a spiritual awakening
Autor unknown

- An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
- A loss of interest in judging people.
- A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.
- A loss of interest in conflict.
- A loss of ability to worry.
- Frequent and overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
- Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
- Frequent attacks of smiling.

All our activities are open to the public ... are free, we have nothing to sell.
Please feel free to email us

Hope to see you soon ... Sitting in a circle

On Becoming A Person

By Carl Rogers

• In my relationships with persons I have found that it does not help, in the long run, to act as though I were something that I am not.

• I find I am more effective when I can listen acceptantly to myself, and can be myself.

• I have found it of enormous value when I can permit myself to understand another person.

• I have found it enriching to open channels whereby others can communicate their feelings, their private perceptual worlds, to me.

• I have found it highly rewarding when I can accept another person.

• The more I am open to the realities in me and in the other person, the less do I find myself wishing to rush in to “fix things.”

• I can trust my own experience.

• Evaluation by others is not a guide for me.

• Experience is, for me, the highest authority.

• I enjoy discovering the order in experience.

• The facts are friendly.

• What is most personal is most general.

• It has been my experience that persons have a basically positive direction.

• Life, at its best, is a flowing, changing process in which nothing is fixed.

Carl Rogers On Empathy

From Carl Rogers’ book “A Way of Being”

“An empathic way of being with another person has several facets.

It means entering the private perceptual world of the other and becoming thoroughly at home in it. It involves being sensitive, moment to moment, to the changing felt meanings which flow in this other person, to the fear or rage or tenderness or confusion or whatever he or she is experiencing. It means temporarily living in the other’s life, moving about in it delicately without making judgments; it means sensing meanings of which he or she is scarcely aware, but not trying to uncover totally unconscious feelings, since this would be too threatening. It includes communicating your sensings of the persons world as you look with fresh and unfrightened eyes at elements of which he or she is fearful. It means frequently checking with the person as to the accuracy of your sensings, and being guided by the responses you receive. You are a confident companion to the person in his or her inner world. By pointing to the possible meanings in the flow of another person’s experiencing, you help the other to focus on this useful type of referent, to experience the meanings more fully, and to move forward in the experiencing.”

To be with another in this way means that for the time being, you lay aside your own views and values in order to enter another’s world without prejudice. in some sens it means that you lay aside your self; this can only be done by persons who are secure enough in themselves that they know they will not get lost in what may turn out to be the strange or bizarre world of the other, and that they can comfortably return to their own world when they wish.”

The good life is a process, not a state of being.

It is a direction not a destination.

The characteristics of the process

1 - An increasing Openness to Experience

In the first place, the process seems to involve an increasing openness to experience. It is the polar opposite of defensiveness ...

The individual is becoming more able to listen to himself, to experience what is going on within himself. He is more open to his feelings of fear and discouragement and pain. He is also more open to his feelings of courage, and tenderness, and awe.

2 - Increasingly Existential Living

A second characteristic of the process which for me is the good life, is that it involves an increasingly tendency to live fully in each moment.

I believe it would be evident that for the person who was fully open to his new experience, completely without defensiveness, each moment would be new ...

It means a maximum of adaptability, a discovery of structure in experience, a flowing, changing organization of self and personality.

It involves discovering the structure of experience in the process of living the experience.

3 - An increasing Trust in His Organism

Still another characteristic of the person who is living the process of the good life appears to be an increasing trust in his organism as a means of arriving at the most satisfying behavior in each existential situation ...

The Precious Present
by Spencer Johnson, MD

The Power of Now
By Eckhart Tolle

please read page 94
on Love/Hate relationships

Thank You Mike ...

2009-03-13T21:17:00.004-05:00

Please visit Sailing Lake Calhoun to see more pictures ... and videos

Thank You Mike ...

2009-03-13T20:16:00.015-05:00

Please visit Sailing Lake Calhoun to see more pictures ... and videos

Why Sit in a Circle?

2008-11-21T15:46:00.049-06:00

Welcome to:

Sitting in a Circle

Bill Morton

Why sit in a circle?

Because it's cold outside - yah.

Because we can't sail - yah.

But it's for discovery.

And our spirits are wonderful, maybe more wonderful than we know.

Perhaps, as in all of nature, we may see the divine in each other, and if in each other maybe also in ourselves.

Whats the purpose?

Only to experience each other, only to experience life, to enjoy each other, to appreciate each other, and maybe appreciate ourselves and find the divine within.

Let's sit in a circle, tell our stories, listen, relate, and be filled with awe.

Hope to see you in the circle,

Bill

Can you listen for 17 years?

2008-11-18T21:53:00.038-06:00

Hi;

I'm Pat

and I must say
two of my more enjoyable moments this summer
were down at the lake meeting this sailing group.

I want to share with you a video
about a man named John Francis
who chose to be quiet for seventeen years.

I thought the "We are sitting in a circle" concept would fit in nicely with John's message.

A quote of his that I especially like is

"Part of the mystery of walking

is that the destination is inside us

and we really don't know when we arrive

until we arrive."

ENJOY !!!!!

Learning the art and joy of listening

2008-11-18T16:14:00.013-06:00

hallo,

just like we have been passing on ... our sailing skills ... on lake calhoun ... in the summer time ...

so ... we also want to pass on ... our listening skills ... sitting in a circle ... near lake calhoun ... in the winter time ...

thank you for your help, werner

Magical

2008-11-08T11:03:00.000-06:00

One of the many magical experiences that occurred around the sailing lake calhoun is how, without pre-planning, we have all found each other. It seems that we are all pulled together without intention, agenda, or conception. In continuation of this mystic was dinner last night. Late in the afternoon, I get a call to see if I wanted to do some cooking together, and the next thing you know, there's a gathering! Thanks Lee for getting the mojo started, your fabulous cooking, and your friendship.

Indian summer days

2008-11-03T10:50:00.004-06:00

I wanted to share with you

this beautiful Indians Summer day

at Lake Calhoun.

Bill

. . .

and some leaves
from werner

Lake Calhoun ...

2008-10-30T09:47:00.007-05:00

We crossed over
from Lake of Isle's
to go see our good friend,
Lake Calhoun.

The sun was setting,
and the fall chill had set in,
but being with Lee, Lisa and Anya
made seeing Lake Calhoun without the dock much easier.

See ya on Nov. 13th at Cafe Agri!

Walking around Lake Calhoun

2008-10-25T19:09:00.014-05:00

Have a great week!

2008-10-21T15:17:00.002-05:00

Sunday, October 19, 2008
“The tree of wisdom is watered by tears.”
Swiss Proverb

Monday, October 20, 2008
“Once you say you’re going to settle for second,
that’s what happens to you.”
John F. Kennedy

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
“Write it on the heart that every day is the best day in the year.”
Ralph W. Emerson

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
“Slow and steady wins the race.”
English Proverb

Thursday, October 23, 2008
“Humour and knowledge are
the two great hopes of our culture.”
Konrad Lorenz

Friday, October 24, 2008
“No one knows what he can do till he tries.”
Syrus

Saturday, October 25, 2008
“Remember the more you know, the less you fear.”
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Sunday, October 26, 2008
“Put off for one day and ten days will pass.”
Proverb

Werner: ... I want to introduce myself ...

2008-10-20T12:15:00.007-05:00

Werner said...

I want to introduce myself.

I am Werner.

A brief history ... how I learned the art and joy of listening ...

Some 25 years ago i was sitting in a circle ... for 17 days ... 3 hours in the morning ... 1 hour for lunch ... 3 hours in the afternoon ... learning the art and joy of listening ...

It took place at the La Jolla campus ... just north of San Diago, California ...

Since then i have been introduced to writings by ... Carl Rogers ... Spencer Johnson ... Eckhart Tolle ... learning something new ... passing on what i have learned ...

For the last three summers i have been sailing Lake Calhoun ...

My life has never been the same ...

I am thankful ... to all ... that sat with me in a circle ... that sailed with me ... that brought meaning into my life ...

Thank you.

Werner

WORDS

2008-10-20T01:23:00.004-05:00

"Never be careless with others hearts,

and never invest in others that are careless with yours!"

Spirit of Love......

2008-10-18T22:14:00.003-05:00

"You will find, as you look back upon your life,

that the moments that stand out, the moments

when you have really lived, are the moments

when you have done things in the spirit of love."

Henry Drummond, from Gentle Thoughts

Poem of the day

2008-10-18T13:35:00.002-05:00

Giving Your Best

It's the hand we clasp with an honest grasp
That gives a hearty thrill;
It's the good we pour into others' lives
That comes back our own to fill.
It's the dregs we drain from another's cup
That makes our own seem sweet;
And the hours we give to another's need
That makes our life complete.

It's the burdens we help another bear
That makes our own seem light.
It's the anger seen for another's feet
That shows us the path to right.
It's the good we do each passing day,
With a heart sincere and true;
In giving the world your very best
It's best will return to you.

Thought For The Day

2008-10-16T08:49:00.002-05:00

Age and Happiness
By Catherine Pulsifer © 2008

Age and happiness, do the two go together?

I know some very unhappy 75-year-old people, and I know some very happy ones as well. In the same vein, there are a lot of 25-year-old people who are very unhappy with their lives, and others who couldn't be happier.

The difference is not in age, but in their attitude towards life.

When I was younger, my mother had a saying she used when I was feeling disappointed, sad, or dissatisfied. She would say: "There are others who are a lot worse off than you." I can now appreciate how true that saying is.

No matter what happens in my life, and no matter how old I am, happiness in life does come down to your attitude towards it.

I recently was reading a book that reflected the thoughts of people who have achieved happiness in their life and the common theme with all of these people is their attitude. They always had a goal, they always looked for the good in every situation, and they always had more they wanted to achieve.

So no matter what your age, young or old,
remember it is not your age,
but your attitude towards life that will bring happiness.

Always remember age is only a date
and you determine your own fate.

Saying of the day...Wisdom

2008-10-15T12:47:00.005-05:00

Wisdom is the sharing of wise experiences and knowledge, but a lot of it is common sense.

The difference is how we apply this common sense - we all have the ability to keep going even when we face challenges in our lives - basically it comes down to your attitude.

We can have a positive attitude towards life, or a negative attitude.

We can focus on the good or we can focus on the bad.

Keeping a positive mental attitude is one of the keys to success.

The choice is always up to you!

An idea ...

2008-10-15T09:29:00.005-05:00

Alberto said...

Hello sailors, Alberto here - I just want to thank you all for your friendship and generosity for letting me use your boats this summer. I learned a lot from you all!
I also thought I should leave my contacts here, in case you want to get a hold of me:

612 801 0813
albforte@yahoo.com

An idea: I think we should use the winter months to increase our sailing knowledge (at least to some extent!) Let me know if anyone is interested in organizing/attending sailing classes, I think that we collectively know a lot of 'good stuff' and maybe we can find a way to share that knowledge and try to make everyone a better sailor next year!

Happy sailing to you all.
Alberto

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

My name is Anastasia ...

2008-10-13T20:19:00.039-05:00

Anastasia M said...

Hi my name is Anastasia.

I would like to join the circle too.

This Saturday (Oct 11) I have met really wonderful people on the lake Calhoun, who were kind enough to invite a stranger (like me) on board (of their boats).

I had a wonderful time and it was life's surprise to me on that day.

I am very grateful and hope I can join you guys!!

Looking forward to hear from you soon. ;)

Don Miguel Ruiz -The Four Agreements:

2008-10-13T20:03:00.004-05:00

Be impeccable with your word: Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Don't Take Anything Personally: Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering

Don't Make Assumptions: Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

Always Do Your Best: Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

Signs of a Spiritual Awakening:

2008-10-13T19:49:00.005-05:00

A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences.

An unmistakeable ability to enjoy each moment.

A loss of interest in judging people.

A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.

A loss of interest in conflict.

A loss of ability to worry (this is a serious symptom).

Frequent and oerwhelming episodes of appreciation.

Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.

Frequent attacks of smiling.

An increased tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.

An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend.

2008-10-10T23:01:00.004-05:00

"Your words can either affect or infect, choose them with care and intention"

Life isn’t measured by the number of breaths you take ...

2008-10-05T21:55:00.006-05:00

"Life isn’t measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away" -author unknown

"Knowing others is intelligence. Knowing yourself is true wisdom " -Lao Tse

"Love is not an emotion, Love is an ability" -Quote from Dan in Real Life

"The lake is out there" -Werner Meybaum

People Helping People

2008-10-05T11:33:00.074-05:00

On Becoming A Person

By Carl Rogers

• In my relationships with persons I have found that it does not help, in the long run, to act as though I were something that I am not.

• I find I am more effective when I can listen acceptantly to myself, and can be myself.

• I have found it of enormous value when I can permit myself to understand another person.

• I have found it enriching to open channels whereby others can communicate their feelings, their private perceptual worlds, to me.

• I have found it highly rewarding when I can accept another person.

• The more I am open to the realities in me and in the other person, the less do I find myself wishing to rush in to “fix things.”

• I can trust my own experience.

• Evaluation by others is not a guide for me.

• Experience is, for me, the highest authority.

• I enjoy discovering the order in experience.

• The facts are friendly.

• What is most personal is most general.

• It has been my experience that persons have a basically positive direction.

• Life, at its best, is a flowing, changing process in which nothing is fixed.

Carl Rogers On Empathy

From Carl Rogers’ book “A Way of Being”

“An empathic way of being with another person has several facets.

The good life is a process, not a state of being.

It is a direction not a destination.

The characteristics of the process
1 - An increasing Openness to Experience

In the first place, the process seems to involve an increasing openness to experience. It is the polar opposite of defensiveness ...

The individual is becoming more able to listen to himself, to experience what is going on within himself. He is more open to his feelings of fear and discouragement and pain. He is also more open to his feelings of courage, and tenderness, and awe.

2 - Increasingly Existential Living

A second characteristic of the process which for me is the good life, is that it involves an increasingly tendency to live fully in each moment.

I believe it would be evident that for the person who was fully open to his new experience, completely without defensiveness, each moment would be new ...

It means a maximum of adaptability, a discovery of structure in experience, a flowing, changing organization of self and personality.

It involves discovering the structure of experience in the process of living the experience.

3 - An increasing Trust in His Organism

Still another characteristic of the person who is living the process of the good life appears to be an increasing trust in his organism as a means of arriving at the most satisfying behavior in each existential situation ...

The Precious Present
by Spencer Johnson, MD

The Power of Now
By Eckhart Tolle

please click here

to listen to Eckhart Tolle

read the first 3 chapters

Foreword

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION
The Origin Of This Book
The Truth That Is Within You

YOU ARE NOT YOUR MIND

The Greatest Obstacle to Enlightenment

Freeing yourself from your mind

Enlightenment: Rising above Thought

Emotion: The Body's Reaction to Your Mind

CONSCIOUSNESS: THE WAY OUT OF PAIN

Past Pain: Dissolving The Pain-Body

Ego Identification With The Pain-Body

The Origin Of Fear

The Ego's Search For Wholeness
Create No More Pain In The Present

MOVING DEEPLY INTO THE NOW

Don't Seek Your Self In The Mind

End The Delusion Of Time.

Nothing Exists Outside The Now

The Key To The Spiritual Dimension

Accessing The Power Of The Now

Letting Go Of Psychological Time

The Insanity Of Psychological Time

Negativity And Suffering Have Their Roots In Time

Finding The Life Underneath Your Life Situation

All Problems Are Illusions Of The Mind

A Quantum Leap In The Evolution Of Consciousness

The Joy Of Being

MIND STRATEGIES FOR AVOIDING THE NOW

Loss Of Now: The Core Delusion Ordinary Unconsciousness And Deep Unconsciousness..

What Are They Seeking?

Dissolving Ordinary Unconsciousness

Freedom From Unhappiness

Wherever You Are, Be There Totally

The Inner Purpose Of Your Life's Journey

The Past Cannot Survive In Your Presence

THE STATE OF PRESENCE

It's Not What You Think It Is

The Esoteric Meaning Of "Waiting"

Beauty Arises In The Stillness Of Your Presence

Realizing Pure Consciousness

Christ: The Reality Of Your Divine Presence

THE INNER BODY

Being Is Your Deepest Self.

Look Beyond The Words

Finding Your Invisible And Indestructible Reality

Connecting With The Inner Body

Transformation Through The Body

Sermon On The Body

Have Deep Roots Within

Before You Enter The Body, Forgive

Your Link With The Unmanifested

Slowing Down The Aging Process

Strengthening The Immune System

Let The Breath Take You Into The Body

Creative Use Of Mind

The Art Of Listening

PORTALS INTO THE UNMANIFESTED

Going Deeply Into The Body

The Source Of Chi

Dreamless Sleep

Other Portals.

silence

Space

The True Nature Of Space And Time

Conscious Death

ENLIGHTENED RELATIONSHIPS

Enter The Now From Wherever You Are

Love/Hate Relationships

Addiction And The Search For Wholeness

From Addictive To Enlightened Relationships

Relationships As Spiritual Practice

Why Women Are Closer To Enlightenment

Dissolving The Collective Female Pain-Body

Give Up The Relationship With Yourself

BEYOND HAPPINESS AND UNHAPPINESS THERE IS PEACE

The Higher Good Beyond Good And Bad

The End Of Your Life Drama

Impermanence And The Cycles Of Life..

Using And Relinquishing Negativity

The Nature Of Compassion

Toward A Different Order Of Reality

THE MEANING OF SURRENDER

Acceptance Of The Now

From Mind Energy To Spiritual Energy..

Surrender In Personal Relationships

Transforming Illness Into Enlightenment.

When Disaster Strikes

Transforming Suffering Into Peace

The Way Of The Cross

The Power To Choose

A new Earth

By Eckhart Tolle

Chapter One -The Flowering of Human Consciousness

Evocation

The Purpose of This Book Our Inherited Dysfunction

The Arising
New consciousness

Spirituality and Religion

The Urgency of
Transformation

A New Heaven and a new Earth

Chapter Two - Ego: The Current State of Humanity

The Illusory Self

The Voice in the Head

Content and Structure of the Ego

Identification with Things

The Lost Ring

The Illusion of
Ownership

Wanting: The Need for More

Identification with the Body

Feeling the Inner Body

Forgetfulness of Being

From Descartes's
Error to Sartre's Insight

The Peace that Passes All Understanding

Chapter Three - The Core of Ego

Complaining and Resentment

Reactivity and Grievances

Being Right, Making Wrong

In Defense of an Illusion

Truth: Relative or Absolute?

The Ego Is Not Personal

War Is a Mindset

Do You Want Peace or Drama? –

Beyond Ego: Your True Identity

All Structures
are Unstable

The Ego's Need to Feel Superior

Ego and Fame

Chapter Four - RolePlaying: The Many Faces of the Ego

Villain, Victim, Lover

Letting Go of SelfDefinitions

Preestablished Roles

Temporary
Roles

The Monk with Sweaty Palms

Happiness as a Role Vs. True
Happiness

Parenthood: Role or Function? Conscious Suffering

Conscious Parenting

Recognizing Your Child

Giving Up Roleplaying

The Pathological Ego

The Background Unhappiness

The Secret of
Happiness

Pathological Forms of Ego

Work – with and Without Ego

The Ego in Illness

The Collective Ego

Incontrovertible Proof
of Immortality

Chapter Five - The PainBody

The Birth of Emotion

Emotions and the Ego

The
Duck with a Human Mind

Carrying the Past

Individual and
Collective

How the PainBody Renews Itself

How the Painbody
Feeds on Your Thoughts

How the painBody Feeds on Drama

Dense
Painbodies

Entertainment, the Media, and the PainBody

The
Collective Female Painbody

National and Racial Painbodies

Chapter Six - Breaking Free

Presence

The Return of the PainBody

The
Painbody in Children

Unhappiness

Breaking Identification with
the Painbody

“Triggers”

The PainBody as an Awakener

Breaking Free of the PainBody

Chapter Seven - Finding Who You Truly Are

Who you Think you are
Abundance

Knowing Yourself and Knowing About Yourself

Chaos and Higher Order

Good and Bad

Not Minding What Happens

Is That So?

The Ego and the Present Moment

The Paradox of Time

Eliminating Time

The Dreamer and the Dream

Going Beyond Limitation

The Joy of Being

Allowing the Diminishment of the Ego

As Without, So Within

Chapter Eight - The Discovery of Inner Space

Object Consciousness and Space
Consciousness

Falling Below and Rising Above Thought

Television

Recognizing Inner Space

Can You Hear the Mountain Stream?

Right Action

Perceiving Without Naming

Who Is the Experiencer?

The Breath

Addictions

Inner Body Awareness

Inner and Outer Space

Noticing the Gaps

Lose yourself to Find Yourself

Stillness

Chapter Nine - Your Inner Purpose

Awakening

A Dialogue on Inner Purpose

Chapter Ten - A New Earth

A Brief History of Your Life

Awakening and the Return Movement

Awakening and the Outgoing Movement

Consciousness

Awakened Doing

The Three Modalities of Awakened Doing

Acceptance

Enjoyment

Enthusiasm

The Frequencyholders

The New Earth Is No Utopia

Notes

About the Author

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on the power of now

Download webcast videos

Here are some YouTube videos by Eckhart Tolle

Greetings from Bill

2008-10-03T13:18:00.001-05:00

W e l c o m e

2008-10-01T00:56:00.084-05:00

W e l c o m e

Sitting in a circle

Please write your comments here

Thank you

Hope to see you soon

Sailing Lake Calhoun

Sitting in a circle

Sitting in a circle

we found each other - by werner meybaum

sitting in a circle last circle meeting this year

we added 20 new ... capture minnesota ... pictures

Schedule ... for sitting in a circle

sitting in a circle

STUFF by Judith Froemming

werner meybaum - capture minnesota

picture ... sitting in a circle

Sat Jan 8th, 2011 sitting in a circle

no meeting on Saturdays Dec 25th and Jan 1st

all are invited ... next Saturday

all are invited ... next Saturday ...Dec 18th, 2010 ... 9 am til Noon

all are invited ...

Chinese Music Guqin Wang Fei 王菲古琴 Without Ulterior Motives meditation re...

our Brain

Let it snow ...

‎... we got up 3 hours early ...will clear the drivewaywill leave early to be sitting in the circle .please rememberto bring your instruments

to bring something to sharegreetings to all

from werner

a few poems

Songs from childhood

why

Beautiful handsome and strong

waiting

telltails

Spirituality

Sitting in a circle, sat 11/20

Welcome

WelcomeIn the summer,starting first week in May, 2011we will be starting our 5th year,giving - f r e e - sailboat ridesfrom noon ... til sunset ...7 days a week.

300+ Photo AlbumsSlideshow

In the winterwe invite youto sit with us in a circlethis will be our 4th year ... sitting in a circle ...we meet every Saturdaybeginning on Saturday, October 16th 2010,except Saturdays ... Dec 25th and Jan 1st

at 9:00 a.m. until noonyou do not need a reason:to come late ... to leave early

we share ... we listen ... with music in between

at Joyce UMC,1219 W. 31st Street,Minneapolis, MnPhone: 612-822-5288

Our meetings, sitting in a circle,are open to the publicare totally free,just like all our sailboat rides in the summer are free,without any strings attached.

We have absolutely NOTHING to sell,that includes:that we have NO membership fees, and,that we have NOTHING to PROMOTE.

please bring:friends and relativesif possible ... a musical instrument to play

see you soon ... sitting in a circle

pleasefeel free to contact us:sailinglakecalhoun@gmail.comyou may also leave a comment annonymous at our blog

under the wing of a gull

this saturday ... nov 13, 2010

‎... A t t e n t i o n ...

please comeand listen to John talkabout his travels down the Mississippi ... e t c ...

this Saturday 10-23-20109:00 a.m. until noon,

at Joyce UMC,1219 W. 31st Street, Minneapolis, Mn

- for free -

Our 3rd year - Sitting in a circle - starts 10-16-2010

Carl Rogers On Empathy

Thank You Mike ...

Thank You Mike ...

Why Sit in a Circle?

Can you listen for 17 years?

Learning the art and joy of listening

Magical

Indian summer days

Lake Calhoun ...

Walking around Lake Calhoun

Have a great week!

Werner: ... I want to introduce myself ...

WORDS

Spirit of Love......

Poem of the day

Thought For The Day

Saying of the day...Wisdom

An idea ...

My name is Anastasia ...

Don Miguel Ruiz -The Four Agreements:

Signs of a Spiritual Awakening:

Life isn’t measured by the number of breaths you take ...

People Helping People

Carl Rogers On Empathy

Greetings from Bill

W e l c o m e

all are invited ... next Saturday ...
Dec 18th, 2010 ... 9 am til Noon

‎... we got up 3 hours early ...
will clear the driveway
will leave early to be sitting in the circle .

please remember
to bring your instruments

to bring something to share
greetings to all

Welcome

In the summer,
starting first week in May, 2011

we will be starting our 5th year,
giving - f r e e - sailboat rides

from noon ... til sunset ...
7 days a week.

300+ Photo Albums

Slideshow

In the winter
we invite you
to sit with us in a circle

this will be our 4th year ... sitting in a circle ...
we meet every Saturday

beginning on Saturday, October 16th 2010,
except Saturdays ... Dec 25th and Jan 1st

at 9:00 a.m. until noon

you do not need a reason:
to come late ... to leave early

at Joyce UMC,
1219 W. 31st Street,
Minneapolis, Mn

Phone: 612-822-5288

Our meetings, sitting in a circle,
are open to the public
are totally free,

just like all our sailboat rides in the summer are free,
without any strings attached.

We have absolutely NOTHING to sell,
that includes:
that we have NO membership fees, and,
that we have NOTHING to PROMOTE.

please bring:
friends and relatives
if possible ... a musical instrument to play

please
feel free to contact us:

sailinglakecalhoun@gmail.com

you may also leave a comment annonymous at our blog

please come
and listen to John talk
about his travels down the Mississippi ... e t c ...

this Saturday 10-23-2010
9:00 a.m. until noon,

at Joyce UMC,
1219 W. 31st Street, Minneapolis, Mn