Shocked Into Self-Remembering.

Self-remembering, as taken from Girard Haven’s glossary, means, “the practice of bringing a sense of one’s presence or existence into the moment; being aware of oneself as well as of what one is doing or experiencing. …’being present’, is an aspect of self-remembering”. If anyone thinks that self-remembering is easy then they are not doing it. Anything that stimulates me to move from a sleep state to self-remembering is referred to as a 'shock’ in the Fourth Way tradition. So I look for ways to shock myself into self-remembering. Since I do it only to often, eating is one of those chosen shock times. But too often it’s forgotten until several meals later. Whatever it takes and that which works is what is important. Determination is paramount; the fruits of the labor will be worth it all.