Four days. Right on.
Pema is right. It's that sense that our lives are unsatisfactory - that First Noble Truth - that gets us stuck. And then guys like me learn but soon forget then learn again and forget... That's where the practice comes in.
Saw this band the past two nights. They played their song, Smiling Like a Buddha on Saturday. One of my faves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3mV-Sfhbl4