THE MIND BOGGLES!!

 

Change Your Life | Dec.1st 2022 No. 785

 

 

 

Achieving peace of mind or a carefree state is not an end in itself. It is a beginning.

 

 

 

 

 

This Week's Reflection

 

There's a common thread running through both this week's video and podcast... experience.

Now, before we go any further, I need to mention that I will more deeply explore the whole concept of experience in a one-off Facebook Live Event on December 14th. And, if you're not a FB fan, then the video will be available on this website immediately I'm finished.

A couple of key points.

The normal mind tends to think of goals and outcomes in terms of acquisition and achievement, of getting and having things and reaching targets. This is not how the subcortical brain, the emotional* mind works.

When you reflect on the kind of life and lifestyle you want, reframe your reflection process to allow your mind dwell and settle on the kind of life experiences that you would prefer to have.

By dwelling on experience we talk to that emotional* mind that does, goes and gets, effortlessly. By reflecting on preferences rather than must-haves, we take all the self-created pressure off.

And, most importantly, by developing our ability to be clear and present and, therefore adept at proper reflection, we open the Carefree Gate and stroll with a gentle step out into the real world of opportunity and joy.

 

* I'm not talking about emotions in the way in which we normally interpret this word!

 

 

 

This Week's Quick Tip

 

What does being carefree feel like? What is it like to experience complete peace of mind?

If you're having difficulty answering these questions reframe them ever so slightly by adding "even if the experience only lasted for a fleeting moment".

You, like the rest of us, have positive mental resources - acquaint yourself with them.

 

 

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Normal @%!*#y People!

 

As we get all excited about the World Cup, spare a thought for a friend who grew up playing rugby!

Dave, played on the wing for a top Dublin rugby school. One wet Wednesday afternoon, in a cup match, the ball came flying out the three-quarter line in a flowing movement worthy of the best of the All Blacks.  Dave took the ball at full speed and was flying, unchecked, towards the corner for the try that would seal their victory, when he was straight arm tackled – high, in the face! – the kind of tackle for which you’d at least get a few week’s ban.

Dave was stunned – physically and mentally – he couldn’t understand where the tackle came from – there wasn't an opponent within a mile.  Dazed on the ground, he opened his eyes to see the school Principal standing over him – the man who had straight-arm tackled him from the sideline!

“How many times have I told you to tuck your jersey into your shorts?   You’re a disgrace to the school!”

 

 

 

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