The Here And Now
Henry Swift
I had a history of stomach troubles. I discovered this time that when my thoughts turned toward the events of the past weekend, I GOT A Pain IN MY STOMACH. ALSO WHEN MY THOUGHTS TURNED TO THE FUTURE, MY PAIN RETURNED. This kept me on the razor's edge of the here and now, lasting for 3 or four days. I went to a weekly group meeting led by a psychologist that was a regular thing. The psychologist started working with another man there, and it became evident to me that he was on the wrong track. I said something then and the psychologist said," Well Henry you see something I MISSED". In other words, it seemed as if I could read the minds of others during this period.
During these experiences I felt elevated and especially alert. Eventually the phenomena stopped and life returned to normal.
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No comments, except that it didn't affect my work that I was aware of at the time. It was however, a series of experiences. The others were typical "peak experiences" of Maslow's description.
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