Thanks for the clarification, Steve. What you describe, though, doesn't seem like a pitfall inherent in a spiritual path. What you describe sounds like the ordinary hitches in everyday life. Sometimes we're strong, sometimes we're fragile.
As for you being "off" in a competition of any kind, I've never seen it. Competition switches you on, and raises the voltage to boot. Total presence. Love you too! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] When you're > balanced, you handle anything thrown at you pretty well. But say > you leave your watch at home, or you find out you're missing a > button on your shirt. For me, these things have the potential to > throw me off. It's much better than it used to be, put it's still > something I deal with. Or say you're talking to someone, making a > presentation, or important point, and you can't find the word you > want. That can throw you off unless you can get past it. > > Now you may say, Steve, this is basic OC, dude, nothing more. Maybe > so, but, when I am on, I feel pretty invinicible. Like I can cut > through the crap pretty well, and have a positive influence on my > environment. And I am well aware when I am "on", and when I am > not. Also shows up in my golf game, or ping pong game. :) > > Love ya. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" > <jpgillam@> wrote: > > > > Steve, what pitfalls? I can see how spiritual > > growth might make a person subject to attack > > by entities that wish to leach that chi, but > > are you thinking of other threats? > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > wrote: > > > > > > Probably has a lot to do with deficiencies > > > in my personality, (touch of OC to name one), > > > but I have always felt that the spiritual path > > > if frought with pitfalls. And sometimes when > > > you take a fall it can > > > be difficult to right oneself. Like a moon shot > > > - you get off half a degree, and its "goodbye". > > > > > >
