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Originally Posted by Asmoday I just realized we're going off-topic on Celestial's thread. Supposed to be more of a journal.
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No need to move elsewhere
Ok...so to explode back onto this thread:
I've been learning mind control. Is anyone truly always in control of how they think and how their synapses fire when they react to a given situation? The short answer, at least for an unself-actualized individual, is no. Why? Because we are conditioned by society to live and think according to a pre-determined set of values, identifiable through every aspect of what we can identify as "culture." It doesn't matter where you live, or what country you are from, there is no doubt that we go about our daily lives highly influenced by and often completely controlled (sub-consciously) by how we live, how we eat, how we go to work, how we have sex (keepin' it dirty
), how we wash our clothes, or where we dump our trash. For many people, actually I'd say most people, they never take a moment to just stop and think. Think about what truly makes them happy, what motivates them, what defines them as an individual, what their purpose is or what it could be, and what's stopping them from achieving it. Instead they go about their lives like tiny little pawns marching around to the beat of someone else's drum. We're all guilty of this. Hell, that's why I'm here in the first place. Basically, and I'm paraphrasing from what I've read
here (thanks Asmoday), most people in the developed world put value and meaning on the external luxuries afforded to them through society, instead of finding it from within themselves. I'm not gonna ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, I really like my things. I like my car, my computer, my 360, my futon, my pipe collection and my Chipotle. You could call me the posterboy for expendable materialistic crap for all I care, it might even be true! But do I let that stuff define me as a person? Do I love that external "stuff" so much that I let it define me for me? I have before...and that's precisely why I'm practicing mind control.
A little bit about choosing greatness. First of all it is a choice. That's all it is, and how you define it for yourself is entirely up to you. How it manifests, however, is dependent upon how we define our values, our motivation to take action, and how we think about and react to our external reality. If our value system is out of line with our motivation, or if our thoughts don't coincide with our action, greatness can never be achieved (or it won't last long). Only when you can truly define what brings value and meaning for yourself can you start to make the choices that will provide you the most benefit. Otherwise, its like sailing a ship without any navigation, all you can do is choose a direction and hope you arrive safely and at the right destination. Once you have the navigation system, however, you can choose any destination you desire.
So, to kinda get to the point
...where was I? Mind control, right. I like to call it
mental command. Basically, we have a left brain and a right brain. A logical side and an emotional side. Those two sides will always conflict, just like the angel on one shoulder and the demon on the other. The key is in learning not to give in to either on a whim, like we so often do, and coming to subjective conclusions based on objective examination of our thought processes. For you visual folk:
Left (Logical) Thoughts + Right (Emotional) Thoughts > Objective Examination = Subjective Conclusion
Your subjective conclusions are based on what defines you as an individual. An example:
This last week was a great week for me! In one day my headlight burned out, I found out I was dropped from my health insurance, I got pulled over for said headlight on the way home from work, and I had my driver's license taken away because the local DMV didn't have the records showing I completed my alcohol classes for my DUI. Awesome right? It was actually kinda fun...
Upon illegally driving home:
-----INITIATE MENTAL_COMMAND SUB-ROUTINE-----
1.
QUERY: What defines me as an individual?
RESPONSE: I am a darkworker. I am divine. I am in control of my situation.
2.
LOGICAL REASONING: I completed my classes in August. Check. Can I fax my records to the DMV? Yes. Can I get to work without my car? Yes.
EMOTIONAL RESPONSE: FU*K I just got my license taken away!
3.
OBJECTIVE EXAMINATION: Ok there is no reason to get worked up. No I can't legally drive, good thing I have the next two days off. But I can get it worked out and I'll be back on the road soon.
4.
SUBJECTIVE CONCLUSIONS: Call the DMV in the morning. Call my alcohol class counselor to see if he can fax my records. Call my insurance company and get my light fixed. Focus on what I can learn from the situation.
5.
SHORT-TERM GOAL: Get my license and my insurance back by Friday.
-----END SUB-ROUTINE-----
So I picked up my license from the DMV on Friday. I still haven't resolved my insurance issue, but I've taken the steps I need and it should be squared-away by the middle of next week.
This was a good test for me. By having a clear mindset, not focusing on the negatives of the situation, and having a goal to reach, I managed to remain in control and not give my energy away to the circumstances. My energy was applied, instead, toward reaching a beneficial conclusion in a timely manner. That was a pretty significant event, but the same routine can be applied to almost every situation. Eventually, I believe I can evolve to the point where every decision I make is sub-consciously completed in the mind command format. But for now, I'll just keep practicing...