Changes

6/27/08

I'm feeling rather blank today.

I thought perhaps spilling out some words unto the open computer screen would declog my thinking tubes. I'm reminded of when I was younger and used to get frisbees stuck in trees. My brothers and I would take off our shoes and throw them, attempting to free the disk from the branches. Whether you're aware of it or not, this is something we all must do once in awhile.

I'm not a biologist or scientist or master of the mind. I do know that from time to time things get congested up there, and a simple practice of letting the clock spin doesn't always remedy the situation. Too much of the same thing tends to draw patterns on your brain that start to stick out awkwardly when traced over too many times. Driving home from work, watching the same old movie a hundred times over, having the same morning routine - These are all automatic fixtures we get stuck in every day. Sometimes these repetitions are traced so many times that they cause your mind to skip like a record with a scratched groove. Lonely, depressed, uninspired, out of luck, tapped dry - all symptoms of being imprisoned by repetition. There are various ways out of this cycle. Don't watch television tonight, read a book. Put your left shoe on first instead of your right. Take the backroad to work tomorrow morning. Talk to a stranger today, make them a friend.

Fear is the only warden keeping us from breaking the habits that bind. The mind is an incredibly powerful tool, an enormous muscle that requires exercise to stay fit. Neglect it for too long and you won't have the strength soon to stand up out of bed. There are ideas up there. If you've been neglecting them, pick them off of the surface of your brain, examine the silhouette of dust that's left there behind. They're just as good as they were the day they were born. Try them on, today is our day for change.