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Hi all,
Where is everyone with the book? How is it going? Things got really quiet on the discussion boards. Although emails are still active. Please feel free to share on the boards. It's been so great to have these discussions and connect with all of you!

Thanks!
Colleen

Hi Colleen and Everyone! I really enjoyed the book, and am going through it once again with another book club We just read chapter three.

I have noticed that I'm so much more aware of when I'm being unconscious... it's funny... I was having an interaction with my husband over the weekend and I was really upset about something he did. I wanted to say something mean --- but I didn't. I told myself that it was just my ego that wanted to hurt him... and that it was just his unconscious part that wanted to wallow... we were both so much more than that, and I suddenly just found myself filled with compassion for what he was going through, and could then be supportive of what he was going through --- which helped us both so much more than if I'd been a brat about it.

Ooooh... and I've been quiet because we've spent the last couple of weeks moving. Cleaning up that old place was quite a bit of work --- but we are free and clear of the old place now, and enjoying putting the new place together

I've been doing this book as a book study at my church. We just did chapter 9 last night. I have to say that this has to have been my favorite chapter of the book.

I love when he says our purpose is to awaken. It's just that simple LOL!

And when we get connected to our inner purpose, our outer purpose falls into alignment with it.

I can see this when I'm writing... I get into this really dynamic flow - and it's all about the fun and creativity. The end result is really secondary. I can feel myself in every moment, living every juicy detail!

This book has really motivated me to flow into the moments of presence and I can say that I'm feeling like I'm awake so much more now. It's such an amazing feeling to really listen when someone else speaks - really notice how their mouth moves, how their eyes sparkle, how they gesture when the words are flowing from them. To just take it all in and be so there... so part of their moment without worrying about what I'm going to say. Without worrying about what I have to do later. Without worrying about what I may have done that morning LOL!

Life is delicious!