"Having experienced the precision of mindfulness, we might ask the question of ourselves, 'What should I do with that? What can I do next?' [...] awareness is the willingness not to cling to the discoveries of mindfulness, and mindfulness is just precision; things are what they are [...] We flash on a situation and then diffuse that one-pointedness into awareness.
"So mindfulness and awareness work together to bring acceptance of living situations as they are. We need not regard life as worth boycotting or indulging in." p 50
I'm still trying to use this practice to fix myself. If I merely practice with less drive and more openness, then there won't be so much that I feel compelled to fix. I believe I can find enjoyment in something besides contortions of mind but I tell myself I can't let them go because I enjoy them. I'm keeping myself from awareness by seeking puzzles. I know I'm afraid that awareness will be like having a vegetable mentality. Maybe I can find a new concept of awareness. Or make myself open to attempting awareness to see what it's like for me.
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