Today my car clock/radio quit working. It was 11:01 for a very long time. I was amazed at how often I check the time on that clock. Still 11:01. But the up side to that is that it took no time at all (literally) to go across town. It was like I was riding with Dr. Who in the Tardis. Time just stood still! A couple of times when I looked at the clock (11:01) I thought, what does it matter what the EXACT time is? I'm here, headed toward a goal and the time doesn't really matter. Well, of course, in certain circumstances, time does matter. But more often that not, when my eyes glance down to that clock, knowing the exact time is not vital.
Without music, I did notice and listen my inner chatter more. It's so much easier to mindlessly sing or whistle along with my favorite tunes. Kind of lets me zone out....although there is that feeling of arriving somewhere and not remembering the trip that scares me occassionally. I decided that we can control our chatter, but that our chatter controls us, too. I found myself deciding that certain things I was telling myself (and the other drivers around me) weren't too positive. Or at the least they greatly influenced the way I was looking at the world. I could change that chatter to a different tone or direction and felt better about the world around me. I never cease to be amazed at the connectedness of our lives. Right after I was thinking about all of this, I was checking my email and read this great quote that sums it all up:
"Affirmations are statements chosen and spoken consciously. Once they enter our realm of consciousness, they also enter our subconscious mind where they have the power to change our lives." The Daily OM
That chatter, in our head or spoken, needs to be chosen and spoken consciously. It truly does have the power to change our lives. I used to think that chatter was sub-conscious, but after my non-music driving experience I discovered I was very in control of that flow of words in my head. I found if I spoke it outloud (yes, I'm one of those crazy people you see talking to themselves in the car), I had a choice. I didn't have to just listen to music and have the flow of words go on almost without notice. I did notice. I chose words. I listened to myself. Some of what I said was pretty insightful.
Now, back to that clock. I've decided when I get in the car, time CAN stand still and I have time to listen to what I have to say. Maybe when I get the radio/clock fixed I'll turn it off to listen.
Without music, I did notice and listen my inner chatter more. It's so much easier to mindlessly sing or whistle along with my favorite tunes. Kind of lets me zone out....although there is that feeling of arriving somewhere and not remembering the trip that scares me occassionally. I decided that we can control our chatter, but that our chatter controls us, too. I found myself deciding that certain things I was telling myself (and the other drivers around me) weren't too positive. Or at the least they greatly influenced the way I was looking at the world. I could change that chatter to a different tone or direction and felt better about the world around me. I never cease to be amazed at the connectedness of our lives. Right after I was thinking about all of this, I was checking my email and read this great quote that sums it all up:
"Affirmations are statements chosen and spoken consciously. Once they enter our realm of consciousness, they also enter our subconscious mind where they have the power to change our lives." The Daily OM
That chatter, in our head or spoken, needs to be chosen and spoken consciously. It truly does have the power to change our lives. I used to think that chatter was sub-conscious, but after my non-music driving experience I discovered I was very in control of that flow of words in my head. I found if I spoke it outloud (yes, I'm one of those crazy people you see talking to themselves in the car), I had a choice. I didn't have to just listen to music and have the flow of words go on almost without notice. I did notice. I chose words. I listened to myself. Some of what I said was pretty insightful.
Now, back to that clock. I've decided when I get in the car, time CAN stand still and I have time to listen to what I have to say. Maybe when I get the radio/clock fixed I'll turn it off to listen.
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