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Tomas021206CentralNM_Commemorating 13 Years with Tomas

 

DATE: February 12, 2006

===Topic: ''Commemorating 13 Year With Tomas''===

 

===Group: [[Rio Rancho TeaM]]===

LOCATION: Rio Rancho, NM, USA

 

===Teacher: [[Tomas]], [[Merium]]===

T/R: Gerdean

===TR: [[Gerdean]]===

 

Elena on Piano: "Sleepers Awake" by Bach

Elena on Piano: "Sleepers Awake" by Bach

TOMAS: Good afternoon, my friends. This is Tomas… Group: Tomas! Welcome!

TOMAS: Good afternoon, my friends. This is Tomas… Group: Tomas! Welcome!

Merium: All right, children, this is Merium, and I will first fluff up the pillows for immediately Uncle Tomas’ stodgy ways have gotten in the way of your toes curling properly.

Merium: All right, children, this is Merium, and I will first fluff up the pillows for immediately Uncle Tomas’ stodgy ways have gotten in the way of your toes curling properly.

 

Elena: We brought a few balloons, too.

Elena: We brought a few balloons, too.

MERIUM: I liked it because I didn’t ever get to experience a "crush," and while I don’t feel sorry for myself, I find it fascinating. And that’s my story. I’m sticking to it, too.

MERIUM: I liked it because I didn’t ever get to experience a "crush," and while I don’t feel sorry for myself, I find it fascinating. And that’s my story. I’m sticking to it, too.

 

But the reason I wanted to talk about these instances to you is to bring to your mind that from the perspective of someone who is experienced in life, who has caliber, wisdom, understanding, who has some patience and some perspective, you can look at things as they were for you as a child and know that it had a way of working itself out, that what was brought to your attention and was so vital and memorable at the time was, perhaps, just a passing episode in the panorama of the whole picture.

But the reason I wanted to talk about these instances to you is to bring to your mind that from the perspective of someone who is experienced in life, who has caliber, wisdom, understanding, who has some patience and some perspective, you can look at things as they were for you as a child and know that it had a way of working itself out, that what was brought to your attention and was so vital and memorable at the time was, perhaps, just a passing episode in the panorama of the whole picture.

MERIUM: Well, you know, as you all told in your stories, you can see from this perspective that sooner or later it all works out, so what difference does it make how children are amusing themselves?

MERIUM: Well, you know, as you all told in your stories, you can see from this perspective that sooner or later it all works out, so what difference does it make how children are amusing themselves?

 

Renault: Um-hum.

Renault: Um-hum.

MERIUM: I am, too. I am made happier by your company. I look forward to seeing you at the party and at our next gathering afterward, so that we can have this experience together as a bonding exercise in community living.

MERIUM: I am, too. I am made happier by your company. I look forward to seeing you at the party and at our next gathering afterward, so that we can have this experience together as a bonding exercise in community living.

 

Is there anyone who feels prompted to gather us together in a prayerful attitude as we close our session for the day?

Is there anyone who feels prompted to gather us together in a prayerful attitude as we close our session for the day?

Group: Amen.

Group: Amen.