I went to this place I’ve gone once before. The previous time one person ahead of me in line, same this time. But there was a couple sitting there and I was having the old anxiety experience. I’ve been trying some breathing exercises and humming lately to train the nervous system to stay calm. I try to do the breathing as soon as I notice that the pattern of anxiety is coming up again.
So I didn’t do any breathing while I was there, I was doing it on the way there though. It hasn’t seemed to work yet but I’ll just keep up the practice and habit. So after the person gave my food I kind of got back to being present and said thanks and was out the door.
I started driving and it was looking really apparent to me that I need to do new Sanguine. But of course I’m not sure I can peel myself off my current line up or stack just yet.
So I went back to the self inquiry/checking. I went well, what did I do to cause this? Just asking, not prying or trying. Like asking hey is the sun out? yes. Am I wearing socks right now? Yes. Is my car blue? no. So I’m not sure if any apparent answer came up but I was still in the experience of resistance. So I just move on to checking or noticing if I’m wanting to change that. Well yea. Okay so could I let go of wanting to change it? yes would I? yes. When? now.
So I did only maybe 4 rounds of that at most. But I noticed that things were starting to come up from the unconscious. Like what I thought were maybe random memories. Anyway I was able to drop the resistance and after that things were flowing again. But then I noticed that once the resistance was gone the mind was into its habit of trying to figure everything out again. I didn’t make a big deal, just more could observe it. Then I did the checking of could I let go of wanting to figure it out? would I? when? and eventually the mind forgot about it, kind of like when you’re onto the next dream, when you’re dreaming. or meditating, before you know it you’re caught up in the next thought. Well after that eventually the mind just quiets down for awhile and I just enjoy that and of course if more resistance or feelings come on I just do more checking on them and things eventually get back to flowing again.
I still really want to do new Sanguine. But it might be another case of I’ve come too far to stop the current stack. I’m still planning to start January with the Dragon’s and new Sanguine might find it’s home in that period.