• Its no longer important that you arrive anywhere… you’re already there.
• It becomes more desirable to be deeply in presence than it does to be mind-identified.
• You experience a noticeable slowing down of once typical, impulsive reactions (especially negative ones).
• Your notions or assertions about things start to matter less.
• You begin to make better choices for yourself.
• Angry or emotional outbursts are less frequent or less intense.
• You notice ordinary things like couches or tables without your mind labeling anything about them.
• You begin to view people you once disliked in a more forgiving light.
• You lose the need to be “better” at things.
• The problems you have in your life start to matter less.
• You’re delighted by the little bug that lands on your arm instead of swatting it away.
• When you are overtaken by ego, you still have moments throughout the episode by a little voice inside reminding you to stay calm, that your defenses are not needed.
• You begin to be able to watch the news without your head exploding.
• You’re able to look in the mirror with complete joy and unbounded love.
• Your in-laws are suddenly bearable.
• Telling people no becomes easier to do and the anxiety around doing it wanes.
• You become more confident about your appearance, or it starts to matter less.
• Your lose the need for external approval.
• You begin to really notice the world around you.
• You wake up happy.
