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Enjoying yourself requires awareness of your freedom of choice, and
the words until now will put you at the all-important point of choice. When
you are not in touch with your choice in any given situation, you will tend
to feel trapped. Feeling trapped and enjoying your life are hardly

compatible states of being. I hope that you opt for enjoying your life.

THE “YOU SHOULD,” “YOU OUGHT TO,” AND “YOU MUST”
STRATEGY

We have already discussed this strategy briefly, but let’s review it. Should,
must, and ought are gremlin terms. You too may use them on occasion, but
your gremlin uses them frequently with the intention of trapping you in a
sort of toxic duality.