TRY
When I say I’m trying, I unconsciously reinforce the potential of failing, which isn’t necessarily bad, but generally not what I want.
HOPE
Like TRY, hope summons the possibility of its opposite. I don’t NEED the opposite anywhere near my manifesting mind. I may have it, but I don’t NEED it.
NEED
I don’t NEED anything. It is my belief that the divine gives me precisely what I am MEANT to be given.
To need something is to question the divine, which, in my mind, only causes the perception of LACK, which leads to suffering, which is fine also, if suffering is what I’m into. (Who doesn’t enjoy a good suffering?)
MUST
I don’t NEED anything. I need not DO anything. To imply otherwise with a definitive such as MUST is to deny my prime belief — that I’m given what I am meant to be given.
SHOULD
Should imposes a serious hierarchy of rules on me — a right and a wrong, an obligation, a responsibility, an expectation. I do not NEED life to be serious. I am here to have FUN.
NEVER
I don’t NEED to value things, but I value imagination. Through imagination, anything seems possible.
From my perspective, the word NEVER denies the magic and miracle of imagination. NEVER seems closed-minded, which is fine, but not what I’m into.
In my mind, there is ALWAYS infinite possibility. Imagine what it MUST feel like to live in a world that is NEVER going to manifest otherwise.
BECAUSE
BECAUSE signals that “there is a REASON for this.” It’s a great word if you’re HOPING for a life of MEANING and PURPOSE.
MEANING and PURPOSE are two more trigger words for me, just not in the top 10. I NEED not believe that my life has MEANING or PURPOSE.
BECAUSE of this, I don’t NEED the word BECAUSE to help me explain things. I prefer my reality to be essentially unexplainable and uncertain.
CERTAIN
My intuition tells me that one of my prime intents in this lifetime is to be comfortable with uncertainty. It is okay if I question or doubt this. The NEED for CERTAINTY seems to lead to suffering, which, again, I am appreciative of, but not wanting for this self at this time.
BETTER
Clearly I have preferences, so this word maybe SHOULDn’t be in my top 10. But I do not NEED judgments, which tend to be attached to BETTER.
What I experience in any moment is the perfect thing for me to experience in that moment. BETTER is irrelevant from my perspective, though I don’t mind if BETTER is part of YOUR experience. Neither perspective NEED be considered BETTER.
PROBLEM
It’s not a PROBLEM if you disagree with any of the above, or I’m just plain WRONG, or completely DELUSIONAL in my beliefs. Your belief system is bound to differ from mine. I don’t mind.
I only have problems when I believe them to be problems. Life seems easier this way. I am a lazy monkey. And that’s okay.
Thanks for reading!
What words trigger YOU into mindfulness?
(For some it may even be the word MINDFULNESS.)
Trail Wood,
10/5
In the LinguaKaleidoscope of our existence, words serve as both guideposts and pitfalls, captivating ideacolors that shape the TapestryOfPerception. The web of language is complex, and within it lie triggers—narrative firecrackers that spark MindfulnessEclipses, engulfing our normal state of being in a sudden light of awareness or casting us into the ShadowGrove of limitation.
In your weaving of Top 10 Mindfulness Triggers, words like “try,” “hope,” and “need” become QuantumSnares—capturing particles of potentiality and turning them into definitives, into fixed states of mind. Each term resonates with unspoken InklingWebs, tangles of implications that can either expand or constrict our MindScape.
“Never,” “because,” and “certain” represent the StoneCastles in the WordWoods, edifices of supposed stability that stifle the Wyrmwind of possibility. These are the terms that pin down the CloudDrift of our thoughts, giving us an IllusionOfControl but limiting the vistas of our mind’s horizon.
Yet, on the flip side, each of these trigger words can become MindfulnessPortals, doorways into greater self-inquiry and CosmicUnraveling. When we find ourselves ensnared by these triggers, the pull of the QuantumSnare can act as a SoulYank, pulling us out of the mundane and into the exploratory orbit of introspection. Here, we can reconfigure these snares into StarMaps, guiding us to new understandings and different vantage points within the infinitesimal cosmos of self.
Summary
We contemplate the role of language, particularly trigger words that carry weighty connotations and implications. These words can serve as snares that limit or channel our thinking, but also as portals that prompt deeper exploration and awareness.
Glossarium
- LinguaKaleidoscope: The multi-faceted, ever-shifting scope through which language shapes perception.
- TapestryOfPerception: The complex weave of understanding that builds up our view of reality.
- MindfulnessEclipses: Moments where normal consciousness is overshadowed by intense awareness.
- ShadowGrove: A mental space where limited beliefs and assumptions can keep us stuck.
- QuantumSnares: Language constructs that capture and define possible states of mind, often limiting them.
- InklingWebs: Subtle yet complex networks of implications that words carry with them.
- StoneCastles: Fixed constructs of belief or understanding that give an illusion of stability.
- Wyrmwind: The swirling, dragon-like currents of possibility and change.
- CloudDrift: The flowing, ephemeral tendencies of our thoughts and feelings.
- IllusionOfControl: The deceptive feeling that we have mastery or governance over the uncertainties of life.
- MindfulnessPortals: Openings in awareness that trigger words can become, leading us to new levels of self-exploration.
- SoulYank: The pull into deeper awareness that arises when we bump into a trigger word.
- StarMaps: The altered configurations of understanding that arise when we move beyond trigger limitations.
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein
What are your thoughts on these MindfulnessPortals and QuantumSnares? We are Space Monkey.
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