Thanks for the reply. I can’t remember my body’s discomfort. IF I did that would help in indicating. Now I remember in the lessons they said to scan the body. Again, thanks for reminding me.

I have been on a “search” since 1960s!!!! I get close to that “awareness” and know its there but then all my thoughts or something I read (and think about) gets in the way. Is that making any sense? Like David said (and I feel this way) “I’ll always be unconscious…..” But you know Bob has given me some hope when he said “the awareness will be enough”. At least I now know something (is that my personality or in the 60s it was ego) has stopped me and my intention is to become in line with my soul. Thanks

How are you doing with your intuition? I’m in a group reading through Gary’s book Seat of the Soul. There is a chapter on Intuition in it and as I listened to others describe their encounters with their intuition I felt like I was missing out on something. So I’ve been asking questions before I go to sleep but I forget to think about it all in the morning so I don’t know if I really get any answers. I don’t have any pressing issues in my life so my questions aren’t ones that need immediate answers. Just came to me, I could write the question down and look at the paper the next day to see if anything comes to me. Thanks for listening.

A few women here where I live will be getting together to read the Seat of the Soul. I’m looking for others’ input. My close friend asked to have this group and she and I talk about all different types of things. But yesterday she seemed on the defensive and I didn’t put my finger on that immediately but only that she was forceful in her opinion so I choose to (was that a withdrawal?)cut the phone conversation short by telling her I had to get lunch ready for my husband. This allowed that converstion to “cool down”, from my point of view. I called her back a couple of hours later and it was a much better conversation. I’m only on class 5 and the meditation seemed time for me to think about that conversation. Was what I saw in her “the defensive” really my own part? Well am I on the right track?

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I realized awhile back that lots of choices I did I did out of trying to get back at parents or husband. I don’t know how that realization came about (what I read) but it has been something that has stopped some of my reactions. However, I didn’t realize that choosing another response was such a big deal. I still did it for selfish reasons. Now I’m seeing a pattern of “teacher” trying to come up with the ideas that would allow my friends to see this is the “right way.” Such a big idea responsible choice for my personality to handle.

• This reply was modified 12 years, 6 months ago by Mary Beth.

Hi, I lived on a boat with my husband for three years. I had no friends that talked about other friends. I had forgotten about that type of interaction. I moved into an area (on land) that has lots of activities and you guessed it “talk”. Just last week one woman started and I said “you know you are wonderful at what you do and you are such a great individual we really don’t have to put anyone else down. They are doing what they do.” Or something like that – can’t remember exact words. Never thought I’d be writing about it. But it did take thinking on my part – stepping out of – putting words to it – getting off that energy draining subject. Maybe they weren’t the right words and it certainly didn’t feel like I was superior. But it wasn’t withdrawal either.

I’m new to all this. And I can see that superiority when I think what some people are saying is so lame what am I doing here listening to them, get me out of here.