March 01, 2004
Chewing Gum for the Mind
Chewing gum for the mind is what I call TV and Danielle Steele novels. Just a little something to keep the membranes flapping. Fun for a few minutes, soon stale and ultimately tasteless.
This story upon which you had better have clicked, is from a fabulous blog, which I found via Pernicious at Sea of Humanity.com , whose name, blog and commentary on mine are also highly amusing. Pernicious is too young for me. I know I would fall short in a Heavy Metal conversation. I really want to connect with this lady, though. She too thought her hair was who she was. I'm sure there is an established procedure to make those connections here in virtual city, but I have never been a social blogger, and I don't know how. Help! Just read the story.
Commentary on the story: As you can see, mental construction is EVERYTHING. The cognitive behaviorists have been trying to tell us that for a long time. Cognitive behaviorists think that they teach people how to change their thinking. It turns out that this means more than just changing the lyrics of a thought,(words), it also means changing the underlying melody (vibration). Cognitive behavioral techniques never worked for me, because I didn't understand the vibrational part. Repeating "Don't worry, be happy"when in a funck may do it for Bobby Mcferin, but it generally leaves me more acutely aware of my misery.
If not affirmations, then what, you might ask? Esther Hicks channeling Abraham would say that first you poke around in possiblity, to find a thought that is somewhat more positive than the negative thought you are currently thinking, then,---- here's the crucial part ---the new thought has to bring with it the FEELING OF RELIEF. If you don't get that feeling, you haven't changed the contents of your mind sufficiently to readjust your vibration. Did you notice how quickly that woman's vibration changed when she realized what was floating in her toilet?
But I digress. Here's the lesson. Vibrational change can happen spontaneously, as in this story, or, you can actively work at vibrational change by finding a thought that feels better than the one you're thinking. I like to say that you can decorate the inside of the mind with black velvet curtains and spiders, or organdy sheers and tulips.
This story is about the mental construction of a miscarriage. Step it up another level, involving others, and it's called a social construction . The War on Drugs, The War on Terrorists, and the Cold War are all good examples of social constructions Speaking of the Cold War, be sure to catch Errol Morris' Oscar winning documentary, "The Fog of War" and watch social constructions, deconstruct before your very eyes.
Photo note: This is still Mexico. I'm loose associating to oral gratification, although sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and a photo is just cute.
Posted by Dakota at March 1, 2004 12:47 PM