Nice post Philip, it's nice to hear of you progress.
I can't help but think that you post is important for Etoile.
Etoile, you post doesn't contain any wrong descriptions. If you are coming to your practices from a place of love, and maintaining a positive mental state I can't believe you are doing anything wrong.
If the experience is not what you expect, that is alright. It's even to be expected.
Somedays I am drawn to come exercise and I follow those pulls. This morning I spent 40 minutes doing active meditation, but I only did Forming, Moving, and 7 Steps. I think it is important to follow your gifts of intuition. So if you feel you are not finished an exercise and you should stay with it, then I would say do so. If you can not do all of the exercises in the time you have, so be it. You are being guided and the guidance is good.
However, I am suspicious of any guidance that would say stay away. From my own experience I believe this kind of guidance is interfere of your conscious mind wrongly interpreting guidance. I believe that a desire to avoid doing something is often a sign that you should be doing that thing.
As for what you are feeling. There is nothing wrong with what you are feeling, it is just what you are feeling. I would suggest that you review Master Lin's instructions again, and to do this periodically. I think that when you return to your practice you will have a slightly different focus and a different experience.
You are perfection.
Iam2 
