Shannon's Journal Discussion Thread, Vol. 8

[Shannon]

I hesitate to say yes to that.  The best of my understanding is that ASR has a tendency to undermine other programs that generate stress during the achievement of their normal goals.  Ultimately, you will have to decide for yourself on that because I'm not sure enough in either direction to say definitively.

Alright fair enough. I did notice more results almost like I was going through a crucible of fire. But it has been very uncomfortable navigating this situation. It has died down for now and I’m feeling an increasing sense of peace. The peace seems to come from deep in my body whereas the stress seems to come from my head. I think E6 has used this opportunity for growth even though it has been extremely uncomfortable.

My brain is extremely tired though from all this stress even if it is dying down. I’m guessing this situation has stoked the fire of what I was already dealing with underneath the surface and it seems to have sped things up at the cost of pain.

It is frequently the case that we are where we are because we are not willing to do what it takes to make progress, whether that be because it is scary or uncomfortable.  Sometimes the process just results in discomfort and stress, because it is progress.