A list of alarm clocks, things to be aware of, things to say yes to, pattern interruptions and questions.

Awareness of:
Skin
Shoulders
Mouth/lips
Position of head on neck
Facial muscles
Inbreath
Outbreath
Temperature
Sounds
Smells
Pressure of clothes
Balance
Air
Space
Feet
Lower back
Chest
Lower abdomen (soft)
Shadows
Hands
Degree of truthfulness
Colors
Body image
Fat
Sexual thoughts/impulses
Speediness/pacing
the witness (i.e. seeing self from behind)
borders
background sounds
eating

Pattern interruptions:
Giving up comforts (i.e. chocolate, coffee, alcohol, one meal a week, etc)
Change the order of routine activities, or do it backwards
Alarm Clocks:
Stop lights
Telephone
Opening car door

Yes to:
Fear
Rejection
Criticism
Upset
Joy
Non manifesting of negative emotions
Notice blaming.
Notice complaining
Notice self justification
Notice impatience
Notice attachment to outcome
Notice escapes (TV, solitaire, doodling, etc.)
Notice need for approval
Notice reactions around money
Notice generosity
Notice reaction to change
“Not me.” (response to reactions in self)
Look into peoples’ eyes.

Questions:
What is this?
What is practice right now?
What is my life really about?
Am I here?
How is it supposed to be?
To what am I attached right now?
Is today the day I'm going to die?
What role am I right now?
What is not quite right?

Joy is experiencing whatever is happening minus my opinions about it
Just listen (don't talk about self)
Watch breath, soften belly, open heart
Label thoughts
Breathe into heartspace
Read daily excerpts from Elizabeth's or Ezra's books