I Have Never Felt This Good!
After attending Ariel and Shya’s weekend seminar on Passion in January 2008, I felt great! “Being in the moment” seemed easy. But, once I returned home, I gradually resumed my life and my routine, and I seemingly forgot about “being in the moment”.
Then I started listening to the Kanes’ podcasts and the Being Here radio show on the way to and from work. I have been preparing to go up for tenure and promotion as a college professor, and it has been a highly stressful time in my life. I noticed that I was being “short” with everyone, including my students and my boyfriend, Richard. I even had thoughts of quitting my job. Listening to the Kanes interact with different people began to help me practice “being in the moment” again.
Within a day, I felt so much better and I was so much more productive, even though nothing in my environment actually changed. I began to simply notice things that made me wince, and then I did those things I had been resisting. People in my life began to see the difference in me too! Even strangers smile at me nowadays, which is something that seldom happened before. Richard noticed too, and now he’s also listening to the podcasts and the Being Here radio show!
Here is an example of what’s been happening in my life these days. For years, I used to file an extension during “tax time”. It would take me several weekends to get all my documents together since I used to procrastinate. Well, this time, when I realized that it was “tax time,” I winced, but then I simply noticed that I was wincing. I realized that my taxes needed to be done regardless of my wincing. I gathered all my documents together in ONE HOUR and took care of it. I was so proud of myself.
Before I took the Kanes’ workshop these possibilities didn’t exist, so thank you for making them possible. I hope to see you in New York for another transformational workshop soon!
Love,
Annie
