Not now. Not today. :-)
Still grinning ear to ear.
Thanks for sticking with me through the long process. I will miss these daily missives.
Utterly grateful here and sending much love to you dear Elizabeth. Linda.

Hilarious and lol.
Lo and behold...a thought...Grinning from ear to ear and sending much love,
Linda

Dear Elizabeth, I feel like I’m through, and the uncertainty is still there--not a constant, but in thoughts occasionally as stated above. Can’t both those be true? I think there was unacknowledged expectation of “liberation” feeling different than what’s felt now and disappointment at habit energy ...

Dear Elizabeth and friend,
This was a perfect day for this question. If those uncomfortable feelings arise there won’t be a separate self. However, it doesn’t mean a strong I feeling won’t arise out of habit as happened earlier this evening. Grumpy (but beloved) husband told me that he would be ...

Dear Elizabeth,
I can see now that the shift has been subtle and that I was expecting a bang. Also see that it’s only another threshold--a beginning to seeing more clearly the attachments to stories and positions aka thoughts. How it feels is that the implications are still dawning, and that is what ...

Gratitude overflowing back at you and much love, Linda

Yes, grasping is painful.
Dear Elizabeth,
I don’t think you’ve given me an exercise more heart opening and joyous than this one. That motion of opening the palms and letting the arms float up is magical. I love the gift of having this in the proverbial back pocket as an antidote to contractions. I ...

Hi Elizabeth, I can see and know that if ‘it’s all a thought, then none of it could be true.’ However, here there is a physical sensation in the head which accompanies the thought, “Does not compute. Does not compute,” as a response. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around this idea and it’s not ...

Dear Elizabeth,
Attention floating away here after an intense weekend of looking--am thinking that returning to engagement in dialog which requires writing which creates clarity might be more effective than just sitting. Just really worked myself into some knots around semantics...can there really ...

:-)
It's so obvious when you ask the question.
A bow to you masterful wordsmith and dear heart, Elizabeth.
In deep gratitude and with much love, Linda
And sitting with the perpetual seeking and doubt machinery to see if anything else comes up for a few days sounds like it could be useful.

Elizabeth-I woke up this morning and wanted to add to the explanation to the high-achieving, yet distressed student...forgot to tell her/him about thoughts and how convincing they can be. Santa Claus and the tooth fairy, etc...in a rush out the door. Happy morning to you. Love , Linda

Well, here it is Sunday.
Is there a you, at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Please look and describe what is found.
Although many automatic thoughts still refer back to the I throughout the day, when looking is present, no I can be found What is found is hearing, seeing, tasting, touching ...

Thanks for these words Elizabeth. It may take me until Saturday, Friday at the earliest to respond because of some work deadlines. Love, Linda

Dear Elizabeth,
I’m not really aware of a shift. Can it be so subtle I don’t see it and don’t really feel any different?
Am I expecting too much of a change? For example, my husband was in a terrible mood this afternoon/evening, and I was annoyed (until I realized that he really needed to eat:-).
I ...

Elizabeth, Sometimes thoughts are very convincing in their story, but I don't think they're the separation. How could they be when they just naturally arise and pass away? Perhaps believing in the thoughts is the separation, yet isn't it all just part of the dance of life? If there isn't anything ...