To me, the simplest understanding of Barry’s unthinkable mind is entering a mindset free of judgment, free of bias, free of all negativity, and one free to create anything. At first, this seemed almost impossible to me, as the mind is always thinking. However, when I took a moment to digest what Barry was saying and what she wanted us to experience, I realized I have been reaching what I can now call my unthinkable mind for years. To me, it is a select state right in the middle of thinking about what “nothingness” means, and the state right after I lose track of a calm and relaxing memory that simply fades away. So now that I have described the state of my unthinkable mind, how exactly do I reach it?
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The same can be said by distractions; however now a distraction to me during this process is really only an internal one. The one thing that has never changed is the process in which I reach my unthinkable mind. The years of training have taught me how to expedite the process when needed, but the eyes closed, or eyes open method remains firm. I cannot say which one works better or which one is worse, only that sometimes I feel more comfortable using one over the other. I have also adapted into using this trick before any potential anxiety exhibiting experience to calm my nerves and better focus on the task in front of myself. One frequent example in which I use this is before I begin to write an …show more content…
The first thing I do when reaching my unthinkable mind before a peice is to write down the first thing that comes to mind in reference to the prompt. The purpose of this for me is to find direction in where I want to take a piece or assignment. By doing this, I establish a connection between my unthinkable mind and the task at hand. If I become stressed or hit writer 's block and need to to flow back into my unthinkable mind, I repeat the same process step by step. Living with anxiety is something I have learned to deal with, and surprisingly enough, it has helped me learn to reach my unthinkable
This is how you train your unconscienced to kick in creatively.” (Lamott 96) This is overall good advice for most. Some or all of us get distracted by many things chores, life, kids, work, cat that won’t stop meowing even a simple list that Lammot states is “Nurse Ratchet like listing of things that must be done right this moment” (96). The author says that we need to ignore all distractions no matter how much our brain may scream at us to get the other work done or something bad will happen we must persevere to finish or at least start the paper. Or else it will never get done and you will be putting together a Frankenstein like paper at two in the morning.
You can do think by taking step by step out of the problem or emergency that you are in. For example, in the Scholastic Scope Article, “Disaster in Space,” on page 8 it says “They knew rule number one in an emergency is to focus on the problem. Worry and panic do not get you close to a solution. And so the astronauts got to work.” This clearly shows that the astronauts knew that panicking would only make it worse and the only way to make it better way by staying focused. Another example, in the Scholastic Scope Article, “Disaster in Space,” on page 9 it says “Now they would do everything in their power to bring the astronauts home. Soon both Kranz’s team and the astronauts had come up with the same idea: to use their LEM as a lifeboat.” This clearly shows that the astronauts didn’t panic and used their head to think of an idea that would get them home safely. In conclusion, one way how to react to an emergency is by staying calm and focused on the
there is no way I could write what I had thought because I tend to forget after a few second. I am able to write down certain words I could remember but I cannot expand on them quick enough for me to actually start a few sentences. Reading while taking side notes is one of the best way I have found that has help me in building words together to form sentences even if my thought sometimes gets clustered with so many ideas. When I do have more material for my papers I must stop what I am doing and quickly write them down before I forget, later I could go back to what I wrote and expand to make them into sentences and even paragraphs. There are also times where I could write down couple of things and just expand on them for a while but then it begins to fade and I must go back to the last few things I had writing to get inspired
A mind-independent conception implies that no matter what thoughts a person has on a certain topic, this topic possesses a value on itself. The value is independent of the mind and evaluative attitudes that the person might have.
Bertrand Russell expressed his belief on knowing other minds, in an article based primarily around the notion of ‘analogy’, meaning similar to or likeness of. His belief is that, "We are convinced that other people have thoughts and feelings that are qualitatively fairly similar to our own. We are not content to think that we know only the space-time structure of our friends’ minds, or their capacity for initiating causal chains that end in sensations of our own" (Russell 89). Russell speaks of the inner awareness, such as being able to observe the occurrences of such things as remembering, feeling pleasure and feeling pain from within our own minds’. This would then allow us to presume that other beings that have these abilities would then be that of having minds.
I can confidently say that the book is a combination of my experiences at Phat Quang Pagoda and my knowledge of psychology at John Jay College. Back to the question why struggles happen to us at the beginning, I am able to answer it by reading the book and then relating to my present self. For instance, I recently realize that I have trouble controlling my hot temper. I know it will worsen my relationship with others and I know I have to change it. These are the first step in the Untethered Soul, realizing my situation. Even though I understand my struggles, every time the conversation comes, I always make it worse by raising my voice. The book suggests that I should try to create a conceptual model of what will improve the situation. I realize that the problem may be because I stay in my room too much. My room has become a prison cell for my soul; my mind is surrounded by the tight space. That is to say,
I am sitting in my bed, thinking about my process of writing as I am trying to go through it. It seems the more I think about it, the less I understand it. When I am writing, I don’t think. Which I know, sounds bad. But, I spend every single moment of every single day over thinking, over analyzing, and over assuming every aspect of my life. When I’m writing, I’m free from that for just a little bit. Until of course, my hands stop typing or the pencil (no pens- never pens) stops moving, then I’m right back on the carousel that is my brain. Heidi Estrem says, “...writers use writing to generate knowledge that they didn’t have before.” (Writing is a Knowledge-Making Activity 18). I believe my ability to write without an exact destination
I very much enjoyed watching the series Misunderstood Minds. There were a variety of different students with disabilities that caught my attention and inspired me to teach special education. Each child in the series taught me something new about special education.
Mindfulness has also aided in my ability to defuse from my thoughts. I have done mindfulness exercises where I imagine writing my thoughts on a leaf and allowing them to float down a stream, or imagine them as clouds drifting across the sky and allow myself to focus on them for a time, then let them go. At times when I feel overwhelmed, I am able to use mindfulness to focus on my breathing, which has helped me to calm down and avoid unwanted reactions to
...epeat them in my head. This helps me to focus on the job I’m about to perform and gets me in the mindset to take on the new challenges each day on the unit may bring.
If a peer or colleague asked me for advice about using mindfulness techniques in clinical practice the first thing I would suggest would be a course or training in mindfulness, but I think I would actually suggest they take part in an 8-week MBCT course for themselves alongside doing some personal reading such as Pollak,, Pedulla, & Siegel, 2014 book. Sitting together: Essential skills for mindfulness-based psychotherapy. For years I have heard about mindfulness but the “definition” and experiences are different from person to person and is applied in various ways to therapeutic approaches. I remember in my master’s program mindfulness being part of my assessment, diagnostic and treatment planning course. At that time mindfulness approaches
When I sit down to write, I must do so in a clean, well-organized, and well-lit area. The space must be free from distractions, such as the television or radio, so that I am able to focus and gather my thoughts. I like to begin my writings similar to the way William Stafford says he starts, "To get started I will accept anything that occurs to me." Writing down any thought that will help support and provoke more thoughts and ideas. When my thoughts become cloudy, I like to rise from my seat and walk around speaking out ideas to myself. I find this practice helps to jumpstart my brain activity and clear my foggy mind.
6. Maintain a diary, write down the thoughts that often came into your mind, recognize the source of it, and then treat it
them and think of ways to keep going without them affecting me on my way to reach my goal.