The heart to conquer it...

[sage]

Had a good day yesterday -- work was pretty good - then went out to dinner with a good friend. We had a great time...it was nice to catch up! h had school but came home with lots of cool stories to share about class! I love when he talks about school. He asked a time or two if I was ok (I was) -- said I seemed tired (I was!). I appreciated him asking but there was nothing wrong.

When I was talking to him on the phone yesterday he said "I didn't do the dishes so don't freak out when you see that". Said perfectly nicely...I didn't think any of it. A bit later he left me a message -- said "I used the words 'freak out' with you but wanted to let you know that I didn't really think you WOULD freak out. 'cause you don't really freak out about anything."

I appreciated h's sensitivity and the fact that he left a message although I hadn't taken anything by his comment.

I love my Cainer cast for the yesterday and today:

What if you have been hypnotised? What if, while you were in your deep trance, you were programmed to respond to a key trigger? You were told that, the moment you heard 'hippopotamus' you would... Ha! Look! There you go. That clearly was the word. What strange behaviour you just exhibited. You don't remember it, do you? That hypnotist did a very thorough job. I am, of course, teasing you. I am playing a game, but I am also trying to make an important point. You do have disproportionate responses sometimes, sparked off by associations in your subconscious. You may be having one now. Don't pander to a prejudice.


Hippopotamus! In yesterday's forecast, we played with the idea that if a key word of phrase was linked, in your subconscious mind to a 'call to action,' you would be unable to hold yourself back. 'Hippopotamus' is not really such a trigger, but it illustrates the way in which we can sometimes be manipulated, without realising it, by the most unlikely suggestions. Your imagination is working overtime. You are reading far more into a certain situation than it merits. Soon you will wake up from a debilitating dream and acquire a more realistic perspective. That will make you far less susceptible to false fears.

Good reminders for me to keep my mental musings in check.

Sage