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One reason, you see, that I suggest the running is that any running at all prevents him from projecting into the future a nonrunning self. Once he runs he can improve on the running, but he can no longer consider himself someone incapable of running. This is extremely important from both a mental and physical standpoint.

Some of these mental habits can be cured rather easily, comparatively speaking. When he felt joyful yesterday, the sense of release was translated, as it should be, into physical expression – he sang, for example. This automatically released, exercised and relaxed areas of the chest, shoulders and back. He felt like running, and made a halfway respectable attempt to do so.

Feelings of spontaneity therefore automatically release the body mechanisms when they are allowed expression. When this occurs and he sees himself for example running, to some extent this makes the mental image of a nonrunning self less vivid. The body and mind are so connected that the mind remembers, say, muscular spontaneity as the muscles remember mental spontaneity. And the will, now, can be used to initiate a series of actions that will be spontaneous; and the motions now, the physical motions, in turn set up mental images of spontaneity that become self-generating. Do you follow me?

I suggest therefore at this point, that you encourage Ruburt in spontaneous physical activity as divorced, say, from a discipline exercise. Often, out of habit now, though not always, the muscles are restricted. Let him try as he once suggested, running in the apartment, or outside. The motion is associated with joy and spontaneity. Do you see?

[...] This is simply background that did apply however to the running aspect—either running physically or running off at the mouth. So it is important that he begin showing himself that he can run, and now he knows that you will heartily approve. [...]

[...] He has not been tying to run, as I specified. This is important, for to him running is a happy, spontaneous activity, and he has blocked the impulse at times rather consciously because he feared he could not do it, that it would hurt or that he would look silly.

Now running away from problems, literally in space, had always been his answer to everything. One day he could run away from his mother, and he did. [...] But he loved you deeply, and there was no place he could run to, nor from the problems presented by your parents.

From that situation be could not or would not run, but in his mind he saw the two of you running free of all of them. [...]

[...] With the negative and destructive attitudes you had before our sessions, you are both very lucky that you did not run into more difficulty.

Now he adjusted very well to these, but an inner portion of his self, you see, is thoroughly outraged, considering all parents enemies from whom one should and must legitimately run. [...]

Running is symbolic. He could run, his mother could not. [...] Therefore evil also, and so he shall not run; running being symbolic of spontaneity. [...]

The physical not-being-able-to-run, the slowing of motions, are all physical manifestations. This is the Irish grandmother, the mother, and the neighborhood shouting: Jane, do not run. [...]

[...] (Pause.) He feels freer under all circumstances in this room (the living room) because he could run out onto the roof.

The physical symptoms therefore frighten him severely in that he does not run. [...]

[...] Ruburt blames himself for running from difficulties in the past. This way he cannot run, you see, symbolically. [...]

[...] Having decided not to run, yet finding he was not getting anywhere either. [...]

Movement can be freely in new directions, and movement does not necessarily imply a running away from. [...]

[...] The danger is that the subconscious be suppressed, and this is the only real time that Ruburt runs into difficulty.

(I told Jane that I thought the police in the dream meant that I’d left behind me old imprisoning beliefs, that I was now running free of those beliefs. [...] I added that if I had the time I’d like to do some jogging now, since I have an ability and love for running.

[...] I really enjoyed the freedom of motion, of strength, running in the sunny summer air.

I run across a fairly large open space that was either dirt or only partially paved. [...] I run to the end of this area and come to a building. [...]

[...] I run back through the open area, only now I realize that the rain is radioactive. I run as quickly as I can to minimize the contamination. [...]

[...] “You were running through the radioactive rain to avoid contamination, running for your life, really, and the pamphlet refers to survival several times and ‘Maintain top speed.’”

In the hallway, I was surprised to run into Anna Taylor. [...]

(11:28.) I want to get our friend (Jane) into motion, with this running, even if you have to chase him through the house. Or take twenty minutes when you can, with those rackets (badminton), so that running is combined with the idea of fun.

[...] He should in his exercises imagine strenuous exercise, running very fast for example, until in his mind’s eye his muscles are fully relaxed.

Running until he feels himself out of breath, or dancing to the same degree. [...]

[...] Running would be excellent.

[...] Running as quickly as he can up and down your staircases is another suggestion. [...]

[...] For you the seminars are run by a self belonging to you that you do not yet know or recognize. For others the seminars are run by selves they do not yet recognize and yet the seminar is run by one and not many.

([Gene]: “Seth, can you tell me more about who is running the seminar?”)

([Gene]: “And would it not be true to say that we are all running the same seminar for ourselves since we are all one?”)

It would, as long as you realized that the self you are as you know yourself now does not run the seminar. [...]

[...] It is late, so we will only have a trial run. [...]

[...] If you can, imaginatively look behind you to see these other four roads or paths that run adjacently and parallel. [...]

are running free.

[...] Try to feel the statement in whatever way is possible — that is, do not allow distractions, but if your mind insists upon running about then channel its images in line with your declaration.

[...] (See the 657th session in Chapter Fifteen.) One should not run into the other, but should be carried out on separate occasions during the day.

[...] I run into a nearby store where a very young man is shooting —robbery in progress maybe. [...]

Running away gave him a feeling of security, but he ran in desperation. He stopped running to deal with the problem, to meet it head on. Symbolically then, he stopped running, but he carried this out in physical terms also.

[...] As far as the ointment is concerned, I believe that the liberation of the fluid will be in the long run helpful to heal up the area. [...]

run for dry ground.

[...] I discovered them running through my mind as I faced the easel, with no idea of what association might have triggered them. [...]

[...] He told us this evening when we met that he had been asked to run for county commissioner by the assistant district attorney of his hometown, Williamsport, PA, but did not tell us anything else particularly. John was asked to run since the 313th session, and has turned down the offer; it would involve a financial loss.

(John said the separation of elements or dates could refer to the political office he was asked to run for. [...]

[...] The regional manager thus seemed to run the meeting, be on stage, etc. [...]

[...] She had a cigarette while I talked of going out to the parking lot to run up the car. [...]

[...] When I did turn her, I massaged her with Oil of Olay, then went out to run up the car. [...]