[skydust]

i used to have problems putting theory into practice as well, and sometimes i still get out of it and have to get back into the flow of things. i dont feel good when this happens though so i always go back to practicing.

one way to do it is to pick one of the things youve learnt which you feel applies to what you are working on in your life right now, and practice that. forget about everything else for now, and just take a day to consciously practice that thing, for example, paying attention to how you feel. it takes a surprising amount of presence to always hold it in the back of your mind throughout even just one day. but when you do, interesting things happen. when you feel that this one thing has become part of your being you can add a new thing to practice, and so on until youve encorporated everything youve learnt. the next step will come naturally.

as PD-ers, at some point you will get to where action will be the next logical step in order to keep developing. once you get there, you might procrastinate for a while and illude yourself, but eventually you will realise that action IS personal development at its best. and since this is what you want, you will want to do it. i guess everyone just has to get there at their own pace.