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Simply Notice

Choose and Play with Options

(Accenting the obvious, perhaps, as Hank did.)

Be in Process

And practice. Practice. Practice. Every gremlin attack is a practice
opportunity.

THE “THEY HAVE TO CHANGE IN ORDER FOR ME TO FEEL

BETTER” STRATEGY

I recall a crisp, sunny, Saturday morning not long ago, a day in which
appreciating the life within was coming easy. I meditated, ran, had a fine
breakfast with my wife and son, and got myself ready to drive from my
home near Fort Worth to Austin, Texas, to conduct a workshop.

I felt content, free, clear, loving, and wise. Life was a bowl of cherries.
There I was, gliding down the highway, listening to the Supremes, when I
was abruptly and rudely assaulted by a blaring horn. Even if you have but a

rudimentary knowledge of highway etiquette, you are no doubt aware of a
honk continuum bounded on the one end by a polite, “I hate to interrupt, but
we really must move along now” beep, and on the other by a “move it or
lose it” blast that lasts. This blaring intrusion was solidly in the latter
category.

My neck muscles grew tight as baseball twine, a reflex action. An
attempt to pull my head inside my body, I suppose. My knuckles turned
white as my grip on the wheel intensified. My eyes were wide. My skin was

tight. Then I saw him. He sped by on my left, guffawed, flipped me off, and
leaned on his horn again for good measure before cutting back in front of
me and goosing it. He seemed to be having a big time at my expense.