Ambition and 'Shimmer Without Grabbing'

When awareness emerges from organismic collaboration – the constant reconciliation of internal and external data streams, it creates a positive reinforcement loop. You glimpsed something. You let it shimmer without grabbing. The result that emerged wasn't what you demanded, but what the system offered. If you let THAT result be "in charge" – trust it, follow it, build from it – rather than judging it against your predetermined goal, you signal that shimmer-space is safe. Future glimpses arrive more readily. The soap bubbles don't burst as easily.

This is why the practice of Feldenkrais emphasizes choice over correction, exploration over achievement. Not because achievement is bad. Sometimes you need to lift a heavy box. But when you want to learn and refine your movements (or thinking, or emotional balance), less force and more subtlety is the secret.