Pure love shining through them!

She's doing much better. The wound has finally healed, and she's no longer in pain, so we're all getting a good night's sleep again. Thank you for asking :) Nothing else really mattered to me over the past two weeks except for her to get better.

There hasn't been any shift in perception. There's still a sense of self in whatever I do. I just have more awareness, so I can check and see in hindsight that I'm not in control. I'm also starting to see how everything in this system is made up and based on thoughts, but I still feel like I ...

Disregard the first sentence in Croatian :)

Minimalno ispravljeno, uz zadržavanje tvog stila. Pitanje u quoteu nisam mijenjala.

Try thinking about something that's true, such as, "there is no separate self. "

I always feel ease and opening when I think about it. I often rest and fall asleep with that feeling, ever since you started ...

Remember contraction indicates lying.

Yeah. That's clear. But still not sure what to do with that knowing? It does not dissolve the contraction. I suspect there is still a lot of resistance to feeling it. Even though I believe I feel it since I'm aware of body area(s) where it contracts, but not ...

I did observe the two for the day. It's like two different worlds, those two perspectives. Thoughts are all about the future and imaginary scenarios, mostly negative. I notice in hindsight that none of them ever actually come true, of course.

On the other hand, when I put my focus on actual ...

Hi Stacy, I've been going through a challenging time over the past 10 days. I'm sleep-deprived because I'm taking care of my dog, and I find it hard to relax at all. I hope my dog recovers soon, but I really don't have anything to share at the moment...

Hey Stacy, just checking in here. Past couple of days I'm just observing thoughts, and have read some of the stories from Gateless Gatecrashers on "I" thought. One pointer that for a moment blocked further thoughts from arising and got my full attention was: If "I" is a thought and thoughts cannot ...

Yes, less than 4 weeks since I got you as my guide! Being patient... I'll relax some more tomorrow, thanks Stacy

That's why I keep instructing you to LOOK. This means LOOK with your eyes.

It is not difficult. It is not mysterious. In actual fact there is NOTHING THERE.
I am looking everywhere, inside and outside, especially in moments when there's a contraction. I cannot find it. Of course I cannot, since ...

Makes sense. Will do so!

Great guidance, thanks!

I'll keep looking with my eyes and without the mind!

I will go back to practicing ButChair excercise, too. I never gave it a chance. I will come back to you when I'll have something to share.

Hey Stacy,

Thank you for caring and warm wishes.. She's slowly getting better. She underwent a rough procedure on Wednesday and needs 24/7 care. My partner and I are taking care of her in shifts.

But I do have moments when she falls asleep and I'm sitting there, observing thoughts and the self. It ...

Thanks for the excercise Stacy, I took some time to observe and look last night, I put answers on the paper, I will retype them as soon as I get some sleep.
My dog is in a lot of pain last two days and I'm not getting sleep at all. Just so you know, it might take me a day or two to respond