I have some confusion about the concept of journaling. I know that it is meant to be helpful and healing, but doesn’t it also cause us to focus on (in my case) negative thoughts and feelings that which we are writing about? And focussing on those things can cause them to become exactly what you fear? I would love to hear your opinion on this.

Once you achieve the top level of human potential what do you with it? and what is the point of getting there? I am awake, I live in the present moment and can easily realize when I slip out of the present calling myself back into being. I just keep on living this way I guess being and doing?

I have two kids and a husband and I  have been working in IT industry for last 16 yrs. I  have been suffering from being very far away from my parents. I had always hoped and wished that I go back to India, but somehow it didn’t happen. I had hoped to be close to my parents in their old age. My brother is in India and he is in other city. He and his family are doing well, but I being the older one always thought that I would be able to take care of them and also used to say that many  times before.

Now in my free time, I always feel troubled being so far from them. Also I miss their company very dearly. My hope is that somehow I or someone will be able to take care of my parents.
I go to Art of Living org and try to be sincere in the Sadhana and apply the valuable knowledge. But is finding myself incapable of being into Present moment.
I have learnt a lot from the Satsangs, my daily Sadhana (practice AOL)  but probably incapable of applying those and hence find myself in a bad situation. I fell very very restless when I have free time. Please suggest as to what I should do?

I think through my whole life I have always felt more then most. Sometimes this has been good, it allows me to communicate well and  is my secret skill, but equally I can feel when people are uncomfortable  or worse. When I was young this caused all sorts of issues, because my  reaction to people and situations was not always apparent. A few years  ago I had a profound experience. This experience seemed to manifest itself without any intention or goal of achievement. Before this and to this day I live my life as an average working Joe enjoying the simpler things.

I was working outdoors on a summer afternoon and had stopped to rest at the foot of a large pine tree. I suddenly had a sense of everything, it is a very difficult experience to explain, it instantly changed my understanding of reality. For months after I had a persistent sense of peace, synchronicity and knowing.  I feel uncomfortable talking to people about this as everyone wants a concrete definition not an abstraction. Is this a common way these things are revealed?,

I have your two set DVD’s, The Happiness Prescription. I just love them. I use the mantras and when I am all by myself I believe that I love myself. As soon as I am with others I feel the doubt I still allow myself to see me through my projection of what others think and say. Any suggestions on how I might get were I want to be.
I truly believe that if I learn to accept and love myself then I will do the same with others and be better able to accept love in my life.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.s