The Bard of Sages

There's this thing that happens when I think I have no expectations. There may be some reasonable probabilities, like that someone will read a thing that I write for them or eat a thing that I cook for them. Then some part of me snorts, 'Ha, you started too late in the day, and it took you so long, now nobody's gonna be there!' As soon as that's what I believe, BOOM. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. 

Step in, Shirzad Chamine and Positive Intelligence. Shirzad is a lecturer at Stanford and he talks about his unfortunate background and terribly unfit parents, a familiar tale. He goes on next about his many degrees, each in pursuit of happiness and likely proof of worth to a family who blamed everything on him. No degree brought him happiness and before long, he learned that not one and not a handful but every classmate felt threatened by Shirzad's arrogant attitude toward him. 

It caused him to look inward.

And then, Shirzad looked inward so much that he found a nasty Judge inside, and other saboteurs as well. This Judge kept him safe for a short while from the reality of his parents but was not helpful later in life. While saboteurs have been labeled before, Shirzad labels them as the 9 Saboteurs. These which he identifies as such were earlier brought to light as enneagram archetypes by other great minds Oscar Ichazo and Claudio Narajo back in the mid-20th century upon the research of a much older study.

The useful thing about all this is that Chamine figured out that not just meditation but periods of mindful keeping in touch with our own senses specifically in focused detail, without scrutiny, allows us to control these saboteurs. The more we do this, supposedly we actually grow the grey matter in our brains.

Now if you haven't heard, growing the grey matter in your brain is totally possible. Those in high-traffic cities driving cabs for a living have a significantly higher percentage of grey matter in their brains. Also, those who take up juggling have a higher mass of grey matter after they have pursued the practice than before as per Harvard and UCLA, to name a few. So focused time feeling the ridges of your fingers could have a similar effect...

The thing is, we can label our own Judge after doing this, and our Sage steps in - the wise and positive mentor in our brain. The Sage takes any situation and says, 'Hey, you missed that! What a great chance to try again!'  Sort of a Life of Brian type (Always look on the bright side of life...).

So anyway, no one was obviously there on that post. What can I say? I did put it out late. And I know that I can write posts at a less crowded time next time, with a plan. And a friend pointed out that my effort actually was seen, and continues to be seen. No worries. My Sage got creative and did a wiz-bang revamping of my office, too. Again. 

Personally, I think that the Judge and ADHD and other stories that we have are one and the same. We can get in touch with our senses and suddenly, it's more positive, and a creative burst comes and tells us that every little thing's gonna be alright.