RMB Be Anything
Dear Rita Mae Brown,
Another month has zoomed by. I’m
catching it by the tail to wish you and everyone a Happy Halloween.
A Facebook post mentioned enjoying
this day because it is a day where you can be anything you want to be.
In my recent studies of the brain,
which includes behavior, habit, chemistry, you name it, the thing I’m most
impressed by, is our ability to switch from sad to happy, to motivated,
burdened, joyous, inspired, stressed, calm, impatient, kind... We are unlimited
in our range of emotions and attitudes.
Switching from one to another
happens, often from outer influences, yet the shift is within. Just knowing
that, realizing it, seeing the mechanics if it, has helped me control my own
switches, direct myself in a more pleasant direction.
Why walk barefoot over thorns, when
a cool sandy beach with water lapping at your toes is a thought away? Because
it’s not always easy to switch and it isn’t automatic. Sometimes it takes
little effort, often it takes thought and intention, but it is there, that easy
feeling of the sand between your toes and the light breeze on your face,
waiting for a flip of the switch.
Today, and always, we have the
opportunity to mentally put on our cowboy hat, our fireman’s jacket, our clown
nose, or whatever suits our fancy and be anything.
Happy Halloween!
Loraine
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