Mind Games
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Now Playing: If I Only Had a Brain-Scarecrow
Topic: Brain Candy
Welcome back sports fans!!! After that tirade last night you might get the impression that I really couldn't care less about hockey. I just want to make it clear that it is the ONE sport that I truly DO care about and that is why I feel the need to throw down my gloves. Where are the Hansen Brothers when you need them most!
Anyway-on to tonights topic! Mind Games. HMMM.
Today while I was hard at work at the Mystic Margarita, I had the opportunity to peruse the latest issue of National Geographic magazine. (they had an article on Peruvian ruins and I felt that it was pertinent to our business to stay informed-I swear!) Anyway-there were these great articles on brain research, one of which was about a woman who has "hypergraphia", which is the need to write-A LOT!! In the article they mention that it is often associated with Manic Depression (the manic end)-a malady that BOTH of my parents are treated for. They said that it can also be indicative of "temporal lobe epilepsy" which is " a disorder that may also lead to hyper-religoius feelings, and a sense that even the most trivial events are filled with heightened meaning and cosmic importance."
I have to say that this hit really close to home! Anyone who knows me, (or has been reading this so far) knows that I have these stories of coincidences that NEVER END!!! At the place I used to work, people around me started calling them "Crisanti Moments" because it didn't just happen to me , it happened around me as well. It is how I got into the Mandala business!! I DO feel that the trivial events are the most important events. The big things happen mostly because we have not been paying attention to the "little" ones. It is both amusing and wonderful to feel that somehow it is proof that we are part of a bigger picture.
I'm sure that one of the things that lies in wait inside of me is a book about what it is like to see the two people who brought you into this world, at various times over the years, completely enter a world where "reality" is a whole new dimension. (and I was the voice of reason!-freaky huh!)
One of the drugs that my mother is on (after almost 30 years of "cycling") is for epilepsy-it seems to control the mood swings. My father has been treated with Lithium for 25+ years. I have seen more than my share of mental illness, self medication, and a lack of understanding from most of the legal and medical professions. My sisters and I seem to have escaped the ravages of chemical imbalance (not to say it's all been smooth sailing!)
One of the most powerful things that I have learned is that each of us has been given the gift of the mind. Each of us is allowed to use it in whichever way we see fit. Not everyone needs to agree with us to prove that we are right. We just need to know that it is right for us, that we should keep in mind those that are affected by our decisions, and to have compassion for those who are learning differently than we are.
Posted by mandalafly
at 12:01 AM PST
Updated: Friday, February 18, 2005 12:27 AM PST
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