Why do our best intentions so often falter? We begin a project with enthusiasm, only to find ourselves stalled or deflected in unexpected ways. According to Gurdjieff,  all processes unfold according to a specific pattern—like a musical octave—requiring an “additional shock" at precise intervals to reach completion. Without understanding where these critical moments occur, we lose momentum and find ourselves repeating the same patterns, living our own version of Groundhog Day. Through examining everyday experiences of conflict, judgment, and struggle, we will explore how identification—our mechanical absorption in thoughts and emotions—blinds us to the moments when something new is needed. What would it mean to recognize these intervals in real time? No prior knowledge of Gurdjieff's cosmology is required—only a willingness to investigate why "I cannot do" so often becomes our lived experience.

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