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frepi

Leaving for 10 days
« on: February 09, 2009, 05:39:47 PM »
I will be on a retreat for 10 days from wednesday Fed 11th to 23rd. I am nervous...
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greenhorn

Re: Leaving for 10 days
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2009, 05:57:42 PM »
What's there to be nervous about? I don't think it's your first time, is it?
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frepi

Re: Leaving for 10 days
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2009, 07:36:31 PM »
No it is not. I know what awaits me...and that makes me nervous...For me it is just normal.
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greenhorn

Re: Leaving for 10 days
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2009, 09:56:46 PM »
Actually, I'm also like that. I think nervousness is my greatest weakness, and meditation hasn't helped me with that yet. I had to drive to the airport on Sunday, and it was dark and pouring you couldn't even see the lanes. My knees were literally trembling (I'm sort of a beginner driver, if you can call driving for 1 yr and a half beginner :))

But I am optimistic. Slowly we'll get there.

Good luck!!
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Flipasso

Re: Leaving for 10 days
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2009, 11:01:54 PM »
Maybe nervous is good...
I usually get nervous when I'm up to good things!! A concert or a party...
Usually I get nervous because I know that something big is about to happen...
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frepi

Re: Leaving for 10 days
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2009, 11:02:53 PM »
Meditation has helped me a lot. I am still nervous when facing the unknown but I now look at my stress like I would look at a pimple: annoying but with little consequences.
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greenhorn

Re: Leaving for 10 days
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2009, 11:47:08 PM »
I like ur pimple comparison :) I'll keep that in mind.
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frepi

Re: Leaving for 10 days
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2009, 12:44:19 AM »
A big pimple I must say. I am not at all "zen", but "zenner"? Definitively
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greenhorn

Re: Leaving for 10 days
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2009, 05:08:45 AM »
Maybe when you come back (all enlightened:) ), you'll tell me the difference between zen and a zenner. I didn't get ur joke, and it's frustrating  :( I don't know much about zen.
(by the way, is ur native language French? )
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Matthew

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Re: Leaving for 10 days
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2009, 08:21:25 AM »
Maybe you can find out more about the nervousness before you go. Intimacy with such things can make a big difference. Ask questions of it directly, "what am I nervous about", etc. Preparation can mean deeper enjoyment of the retreat.

Best wishes,

Matthew
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frepi

Re: Leaving for 10 days
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2009, 12:09:26 PM »
Quote from: greenhorn on February 10, 2009, 05:08:45 AM
Maybe when you come back (all enlightened:) ), you'll tell me the difference between zen and a zenner. I didn't get ur joke, and it's frustrating  :( I don't know much about zen.
(by the way, is ur native language French? )
Yes I am french canadian.
zenner meant more zen...I am more zen than before I started to meditate. Zen here in the pop sense of the word: calm, stoic.
« Last Edit: February 10, 2009, 02:30:55 PM by frepi »
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