This is in response to Gaynor’s post. It seems true that we tell a story to justify ourselves; some people more than others. When that voice in our heads starts to speak, to whom is it speaking? I think there is usually a concrete answer to that question, one that changes steadily.
 Then, perhaps, under the immediate situation of speaking to this or that audience, there is another audience. Here we get into the psychology that both Gaynor and Peter evoke. This is more on the level of the story that we live, the story that makes sense of our lives to us.
Gaynor says she feels stuck in story-telling mode. Usually in TSK it helps to be aware of the dynamic of what is happening, rather than the content. So to be aware of telling stories is already an important step. The more general pattern of ‘holding on’ also has its dynamic, which can be explored. And then, if the result is ‘lostness’, that too can be experienced for what it is. After all, there is no very interesting ‘story’ to tell about lostness!
Finally, the I as experiencer is also a story, one with its own dynamic. It’s interesting to explore, even if we often find that we are ‘just too tired, too sleepy, too busy, or too confused.”
 Tricky mind.
 Jack