Wow Shinsei, I feel like you should be sending me a bill for all the thoughtful and sage suggestions you have offered. I know that I will refer back to them often. I actually am working hard at awareness, especially of the physical feelings. I have been doing the Sedona Method, as well as Focusing, both feeling based. Also I've just finished "The Power of Now", by Eckhart Tolle and have been reinspired to work at being present, which as you have said is probably the real solution to so many of our problems. It is a hard one to remember though, especially as our minds seem to so enjoy picking our difficulties to pieces rather than just acknowledging how they feel.
I like your suggestion to try and carry the feelings that the tapes generate along with me. Yes, they zonk me out as well. Thank you so much for sharing some of your own story. That it has worked for you, despite such a difficult history gives me hope and inspiration. Knowing that it has worked for others is essential for me to maintain the discipline it takes to follow this kind of thing through. I fully intend to follow your advice and I thank you so much for taking the time to offer it. Warm regards....Harry
