TEF Meditation Walk Event (Today, August 21st, 2 PM EST)

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I've been wanting to do some meditation walks for you guys, so I thought I'd make this blog.

The idea is very simple - walk with Quad in the Forest, not thinking of anything but just observing the beauty of the Forest around you. Clear your mind, be aware of your breaths, have a gentle smile on your face, and relax as you and your deer walk together.

I plan to do several of these in the future, with some quotes from one of my favorite Buddhist monks, Thich Nhat Hanh in the comments. Please feel free to take screenshots an post them here as well. You're welcome to come and go as you please, you don't have to walk the whole way. I will literally choose a random direction for us to walk (we'll walk around the Pond if we get there Eye ) and lead the way.

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Date of the walk - August 21st

Time - 2 PM EST

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Where we will meet - The Old Oak

Duration - up to an hour, no exact time limit

Who to look for - Quad





Hope to see you all there! Namaste!
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Eep yeah sorry I out the time

Eep yeah sorry I out the time zones in Eastern Standard Time, the time one I'm currently in.
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Yes ,yes i noticed and

Yes ,yes i noticed and Holymaria was a great help Eye
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Tracking for future walks.

Tracking for future walks. Gonna try and attend this one.


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Voting is still open, I'll

Voting is still open, I'll probably leave it open until maybe Wednesday. Right now 2 PM EST is the winning vote.
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Voting will end tomorrow, if

Voting will end tomorrow, if you haven't gotten your vote in, please do it today.
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Voted. I look forward to

Voted. I look forward to this. n_n
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Currently there's a 3-way tie

Currently there's a 3-way tie among 9 AM, 12 PM, and 2 PM.
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Alllllllrighty after a

Alllllllrighty after a landslide vote, we'll be doing the walk at 2 PM EST!

Can't wait to see you all there Eye
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Yes , trying my best to be

Yes , trying my best to be there Smiling
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Alrighty, added a countdown

Alrighty, added a countdown timer for today's walk
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Looks like I'm gonna miss out

Looks like I'm gonna miss out today, my mom managed to cut our network cable with the lawn mower yesterday and I have no idea when it will be fixed. Writing from my phone now ;;
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Ahhhhh sorry to hear, Snow.

Ahhhhh sorry to hear, Snow. I plan to do several of these so you'll get another opportunity soon.

I should be able to make it.

I should be able to make it.
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1 hour before the walk

1 hour before the walk
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Turns out it was just a cable

Turns out it was just a cable that had been pulled out, so the network is fixed again and I'll be able to join after all. n_n'
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Funny enough I've had

Funny enough I've had something like that happen as well. Our neighbors called the cable company to install or fix something (I can't remember what) but they disconnected both the neighbors' cable and OUR cable too. We couldn't do anything while they worked on it XD
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I'm a little early, but am

I'm a little early, but am excited for this!
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Glad to have you! 10 minutes

Glad to have you!

10 minutes left before we walk! Also with the fog I thought we'd take a stroll past the Ruins today.


Alrighty, here we go!
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ugh, I had to go. My game

ugh, I had to go. My game can't handle that many deer at once.
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It ended up being a 40 minute

It ended up being a 40 minute walk, did not expect to walk right back to the Old Oak like that XD. I may make them shorter for the sake of our fingers in the future too Eye

Hope everyone had fun and enjoyed it. It was intentional walking past the Ruins, but I was surprised myself that our path went by the Pond as well.
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I really enjoyed it !! I

I really enjoyed it !!
I think it is so Relaxing .
Thank you Quad for helding and leading us with Seed
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Track this! Its very good.

Track this! Its very good.

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This was a lot of fun, and

This was a lot of fun, and I'm glad I could come join in!

...Seed was so bad at keeping pace, though. After a while, he just sort of had to let that one go. Anyway, thanks for running this, Quad.

@ Flyleaf: ...Seed only ended up at the front of the line because my keys don't recognize quick enough taps to walk really slowly; I'm not sure I'd call this "with Seed," except, I guess, that might have been what ended up happening, XD.
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It's really fine, I don't

It's really fine, I don't mind if anyone walks ahead of Quad or runs or hops or anything. He's really just setting the direction we're going. As long as you're enjoying the walk, that's really all that matters to me Eye
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Hope to join you next time!)

Hope to join you next time!)

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