In retrospect, Mom's question (“Annie, what makes all of this so important to you, now?”) must have energized doors to swing open in my mind, because words line up into sentences, which pour out of my mouth as though barrels of thought had fermented in my subconscious until the time was ripe to express my thirst for knowledge concerning misperceptive rationalizations, which in the long run don't make sense. In short, it's not unusual for me to be surprised when much of what I soak in pours out, as though all on it's own! Ha! No wonder why the classes I teach are two hours in length! No wonder why certain posts grow longer than I'd like to admit. After years of amassing a library of effective communications within the storehouse of my neocortex ... Ask me a question and watch as a barrage of insights ride out of my mouth on trains of thought, which clarify my need to understand and express the complex workings of our brains. I mean, if knowledge is power and if teachers are bound to share knowledge when asked questions concerning their field of study, then ask me a question and watch my eagerness to share the power of effective communications to the best of my present abilities. So in answer to Mom's question, here is a brief summary of thoughts that pour forth as soon as the button is pushed, which throws the teacher mode of my mind into gear: :
“While studying family communications, I became fascinated by the fact that much of what we assume to be true does not make sense.
*As a whole, society contradicts itself, so often that our minds tend to mix nonsense in with common sense. I’m writing to encourage people to be more attentive to the little voice of instinct, which squawks inside us, all. If we don't encourage the little voice, to grow in depth, strength and clarity then creative juices, which propel society to make strides toward self respect will continue to plod sluggishly along. in lieu of 'self' respect, the channels of our minds remain too fearfully narrow to embrace creative thoughts, which inspire individuals to calm anxiety, which catalyzes our need to huddle close to the 'safety' of the herddown. In short, as long as we fear making mistakes, which may lead to our being ostracized, our minds will follow a leader, whose rationalizations appear to make sense, when in truth, everyone who buys into this leader's presumptive misperceptions join the club where 'the blind lead the blind'. Though I don't want to be ostracized any more than anyone else, I've chosen to connect with those who learn to make astute use of their brains by expanding channels in their minds, which invite eye-opening insights that serve as tools for widening narrow comfort zones, which remain constricted when fear embraces ignorance over learning.
You see, eentually, here's what happens when fear causes you to elevate yourself by putting the other guy down: Someone who cares deeply for you will, eventually, pay more attention to the little voice of instinct, which stops whispering and starts squawking: Tired of being used as a tool? Tired of mopping up problems that keep welling up? Then stand up; seek insight into clarity; speak up; go unheard for too long? Tip your hat; wish others well and choose a healthier path ... ever hopeful that those who fear the shadowlands within their minds may, one day, feel ready to recognize self-fulfilling, negative attitudes, which relentlessly push you away each time you draw too near. Unfortunately, these mind mazes tend to be so complicated that it's difficult to recognize one from another, until we can separate that which seems to be similar on the surface from that which is singularly dissimilar once you dive deeper into the mind.
I’m writing about the subtleties of power struggles, which take place within every level of society: Power struggles that undermine friendships, families, and most importantly, the ways in which inner conflict messes with clarity within each one's head. I’m writing about emotionally impoverished people, who love defensively vs. people, whose generosity of spirit loves freely, fully and hopefully by offering others the benefit of the doubt rather than leaping toward judgmental assumptions—because, in truth: *All too many have no clue as to when negatively focused judgments, based in insecure misperceptions, push others away.
*I’m writing about consciously emulating our parents’ admirable traits, while learning to recognize unconscious attitudes of negativity, which kids have no clue of having soaked in as impressionable minds absorb patterns of thought from caregivers, such as one parent or the other, or a grandparent, aunt or uncle, teacher, clergyman,or peers, such as older siblings, baby sitters, classmates and friends. I plan to offer examples of peer pressure, which continues to influence decisions that are not in anyone's best interest.
*I'm writing in hopes of inspiringdepth in self awareness, concerning those times when our egos step out of line, provoking the persona to swell with superiority when, in truth, we’re hiding from an overwhelming sense of inferiority<. I'm writing about hot spots of insecurity that breed contempt, because of discontent. *I mean, think about it, Mom, isn’t it in each person's best interest to name and tame personal traits, which cause self-defeat, repeatedly?” Being on a roll, I have no clue if Mom is about to respond, because my train of thought picks up steam and chugs straight ahead with …
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