Doc, Your advice is sound and useful. It's interesting that you bring this up. The other day when my W and I took the dog to an animal communictor, a piece of advice that I remember is that we are lead to the dog in the direction we want him to go, versus telling not to do things (sound familiar?). This fits well with DB techniques--Act As If I have the wife I want, and the marriage I want versus waiting for it than acting like a H.
The Act As If approach fits into my spiritual beliefs in that one must love and tame the devilish thoughts and emotions that keeps us stuck. This makes sense, is hard to do, but must be done.
In our dance performance, our teacher wants us to find a way to connect with the audience. I'm picturing how our dog plays with my W and I when we're practicing. Our dancing draws our dog in. Thinking of my dog will put me into a playful spirit, versus worrying about screwing-up.
CL
CL 53 W 54 M 20 yrs. 03'-09' Separation + Old Patterns + GAL 10-14' Piecing
"The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come."