“The Chinese sage Chuang-tzu dreamt he was a butterfly and on waking wondered whether he then had been a man dreaming, or might not now be a butterfly dreaming it was a man.” - Joseph Campbell
Have been talking a lot lately about this concept of pattern interrupt – about how events such as synchronicities, nightmares, bizarre dreams, déjà vu, and strong intuitive hunches have the effect of disrupting our usual routines and habitual way of living. Now instead of waiting patiently or impatiently for one of these life events to occur, in this game we get to actively disrupt our reality. In other words we become the disrupter! How fun! The rebel in you can act out. The game is very simple. Simply go about your day re-imagining your world. See someone with a bushel of jet black hair, imagine it turning purple. Change their face to look like a giraffes! Pretend your car has wings! Pretend your tuxedo cat is sporting a bow tie! Yes, set your imagination free. If nothing else try it for just a few minutes each day. It’ll set those neuronal circuits dancing…
Now some of you may come up against some internal resistance when it comes to playing these games. Some inner voice will dismiss them as frivolous “games are for children” or you’ll convince yourself you don’t have enough time or “I’m too old for such nonsense”, you have to behave like a mature adult! Resistance takes on many different forms. See if you can re-examine that voice. What else is that voice keeping you from doing, exploring in your life? Is there a counter voice somewhere inside that also wishes to be heard?
Now some of you may come up against some internal resistance when it comes to playing these games. Some inner voice will dismiss them as frivolous “games are for children” or you’ll convince yourself you don’t have enough time or “I’m too old for such nonsense”, you have to behave like a mature adult! Resistance takes on many different forms. See if you can re-examine that voice. What else is that voice keeping you from doing, exploring in your life? Is there a counter voice somewhere inside that also wishes to be heard?