Challenging couple of days

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Hi, Tana,

Something that helps me is to remind myself that this is a *practice*, not a solution. That is, it's something I do every day, not something I learn once and then coast for the rest of my life.

I recently got a print from a series called "Story People" by s. The drawing is of a peculiar angel with wings outstretched around some figure that is hard to tell what it is, but it looks sort of crumpled and stressed. The "story" says: "You have to remember to make it all over again every day, the angel said to me. Otherwise it goes all to hell."

I'm not a patient person, and for some reason I think other people have it easier than I do. I don't realize that everyone struggles with their own issues. And so I get upset if one day goes well, and then the next day I get a little sloppy and things go "all to hell." Seeing this print each morning when I first wake up (I hung it so I would see it first thing) helps me to set my intention for the day: Make it all over again.

I hope this is helpful. It sounds to me like you are making progress. Just get up tomorrow and try to do it all over again. And if it doesn't work out quite right, or even if it "goes all to hell," just start over. Eventually, it will get to be your new normal.

All best,

Laurie

Tana wrote:

>>>I had some great success with IE a few years ago and then over the last two years I have somehow developed a whole new set of "rules" that has removed me bit by bit from being connected to my internal signals. I am just now over the last month or so trying to let go of those "rules" and reconnect with my body. The last few days could have thrown me into depression and even more emotional eating. Instead I was able to stay present and learn something about myself. <<<