Dear Jason, >> I've repeatedly found that the quality presently being worked on tends to *magnify* itself in my life - almost as an explosive parting gesture! ;-) For example, working on the removal of "Impatience" may result in an abnormally high number of opportunities to *experience* impatience. Almost as though the Universe is saying "You want to be rid of this quality? Well, let's see how serious you are!!" ;-) Has anybody else experienced this, and can it be considered an "expected" part of the process? << A habit is a subconscious thing so when you come around to changing a habit, you become excruciatingly aware of it. It's not that you're being challenged to patience *more*, it's just that now you're noticing how often your patience is challenged. This IS expected and it's a good thing. It means that you're making headway. My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 24 Jan 2003 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis