{"id":433,"date":"2009-02-06T23:48:58","date_gmt":"2009-02-07T03:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/?p=433"},"modified":"2009-02-06T23:48:59","modified_gmt":"2009-02-07T03:48:59","slug":"intuitive-focusing-transformation-photos-of-lotus-flower-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/intuitive-focusing-transformation-photos-of-lotus-flower-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"INTUITIVE FOCUSING: TRANSFORMATION = PHOTOS OF LOTUS FLOWER OPENING"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010004_resize.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010004_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-434\" title=\"Lotus bud potential\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010004_resize-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lotus bud potential\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010004_resize-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010004_resize.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Lotus bud potential<\/dd>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">\n<div id=\"attachment_435\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010019_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-435\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-435\" title=\"Lotus bud unfurling\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010019_resize-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lotus bud unfurls like Focusing attention\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010019_resize-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010019_resize.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lotus bud unfurls like Focusing attention<\/p><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_436\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010060_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-436\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-436\" title=\"Potential Becoming Whole\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010060_resize-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Potential Becoming Whole: &quot;Felt Sense&quot; opening\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010060_resize-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010060_resize.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potential Becoming Whole: &quot;Felt Sense&quot; opening<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_437\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010065_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-437\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-437\" title=\"Lotus Fully Open\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010065_resize-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lotus Fully Open, Potential Fulfilled\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010065_resize-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010065_resize.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lotus Fully Open, Potential Fulfilled<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_438\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010071_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-438\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-438\" title=\"Lotus bud and flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010071_resize-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"And we begin another cycle, bud to flower\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010071_resize-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/p1010071_resize.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And we begin another cycle, bud to flower<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Intuitive Focusing Instructions at CEF website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cefocusing.com\/coreconcepts\/1a1.php\">Intuitive Focusing<\/a> is a meditation-like self-help skill that allows you to set aside pre-formed &#8220;intellectualizations&#8221; 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