"Great achievements that await us in the outer world are nothing compared with the glory of inner transformation. It is our capacity to overcome our inner terrain - the emotional baggage that blocks the path, the quicksands of shame and fear - that determines the course of our world. This is where the juice of life really is."

"On the materialistic treasure hunt, satisfactions are fleeting. You get the thing, the satisfaction fades, and then you need some other thing. On the inner treasure hunt, your satisfaction builds. It's so beautiful to touch a new plateau of awareness, to view ourselves with a broadened lens, to shape ourselves with our own two hands."

-Jeff Brown, Soulshaping (soulshaping.com)

I think you should pay attention to your feelings. They won't go away, and the rewards for questing after deeper awareness are too great to pass up. I highly recommend this book. Sometimes, reading about another person's similar journey gives us information and insight into our own...