I'm in the process of trying to rewire my brain, which has difficulty processing
spatial information ("balance", in simple words; I can't always tell up from down,
and don't know when I'm falling in the dark until my head hits something). I
bought a nice, slim, beechwood cane, which I call my "brown cane" as a take-off on
a the term "white cane." The hope is that additional tactile input will compensate
for the lack of information from the inner ear (the organs of balance)."Elmer L. Fairbank" wrote: > At 16:05 11/22/2002 -0600, Gaaarrrryyy wrote: > > We > >can rewire our brains (literally) to take new approaches from the old > >habits, such as changing our eating and exercise habits, as well as our > >attitudes in life. These can all make dramatic differences. > > My SIL teaches Neuro-Linguistic-Programming techniques. It is quite > effective. The basic concept is to just remodel the habitual pathways in > the neural system. When we repeat an action (be it physical or mental), we > create pathways that then have a lower resistance, causing that same > pattern to be repeated. The object of the NLP is to recreate those > pathways the way we want them. ** I don't buy into it as heavily as she > obviously does, but I have seen some pretty remarkable changes in some > people's lives after spending time working with the technique. She views > it almost as a pseudo-religion, which, of course, is a point of > (unexpressed, it's best to stay on good terms with family members) > disagreement. But as a therapeutic technique it is quite effective. > > Till the cross-wired **** > > ** Silly example time. I'm terribly acrophobic and have a difficult time > crossing large-span high suspension bridges. I break out in a cold > sweat. I've been re-programmed in a somewhat silly (works for me 8>)) > way. When I start on to one of those bridges, the Ride of the Valkyries > comes bursting out of nowhere, full voice, and I cross it in fine style. I > always have to laugh afterwards about how silly it seems, but it works. > > **** Telemarketers used to call at suppertime for so many years (before I > got on to the NY state no-call list) that I've also been programmed to > salivate when the phone rings > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on” – Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
