It’s a Beautiful Day in the (Cyber) Neighbourhood

After my first month in my new digs, I crunched the numbers and decided the pros of having internet in my home outweigh the cons. Hopefully I can be judicious and not use it in an addictive way to numb out. Rather I hope to use it for the tool it is and also rejoin my beloved cyber community of kindred spirits. Even though I also need face-to-face community in my life, I cannot deny that this community feeds me. And I hope I feed it!

I have been using Centrepoint Research Institute’s Holosync audio technology CDs daily for a couple of months now. The two hemispheres of my brain are starting to communicate with one another better and unresolved unconscious stuff is coming to the surface. Oh, boy. It’s a lot like Jungian work all over again, only without the therapist sitting across from me. It is a bit scary stirring things up, but the rewards of meditating with Holosync more than compensate for the occasional discomfort of having stuff come to the surface.

A few of the benefits I feel so far are:

• finding it much easier to settle quietly and meditate longer, less restlessness
• easier to be in the Now most of the time
• easier to let things go, let formerly irritating things not bother me
• easier to flow with what is
• pleasant brain chemicals being released

One thing I really like about this work is that it’s not much work. I just have to train myself day in and day out to be “the Witness.” Whatever arises, I let it be okay. I watch everything with curiosity. The rest takes care of itself. Puzzle pieces fall into place on their own. Dysfunctional behaviours and beliefs start to dissipate by themselves.

The only criticism I have of the company and its products so far is the unrelenting marketing materials masquerading as and embedded in the “support” literature. In just two months I must have received several trees’ worth of paper in my mailbox just from this company. At first I read every word, diligent student that I am. But even I have my ENOUGH point.  I especially do not appreciate gimmicky attempts to manipulate me. You know, order by midnight tonight and we’ll throw in this and the other. SIGH. I tried emailing their customer support about it, but got no response. Maybe if I BLOG about it, I’ll get their attention. Heh heh.