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Hi, Allie-Millie! Writing The Rapids will be my last stop before I take my three week blog break. I'm glad I didn't miss this fascinating story. I never know for sure if I'm reading fact or fiction but it doesn't matter because I have had similar experiences. In the middle of long seminars, lectures, speeches and sermons, I have focused my attention on an object, examined every detail and drifted away to another place. In a doctor's waiting room I have examined the patterns on floor and ceiling tiles. I also accessed a trance like state whilst becoming aware of my entire field of vision. An example of this was in the church I attended as a boy. In those days churches had no air conditioning and sitting through a long sermon on a hot day was an ordeal. Pews were equipped with ornate fans for parishioners to use to keep cooler. I remember the peaceful and pleasurable feeling I had when I became aware of all those fans waving back and forth in unison all around me throughout the congregation.
ReplyDeleteIn motivational seminars I have attended, the participants stretched out on the floor in a darkened conference room whilst the Pachelbel Canon in D played softly. We were invited to go into a trance and visit our favorite imaginary spot. Mine was a composite of childhood experiences at my favorite beach. All senses were brought into the fantasy, everything I saw there - the sea extending out to the horizon, the blue sky, the sun, the waves, the breakwater, shells and stones. I became aware of everything I heard there - the sound of calling terns and tumbling tides. I felt the warmth of the sun on my skin and the refreshingly cool ocean spray on my face. I smelled the salt air, the tanning lotion and the hot dogs being grilled by a nearby beach vendor.
I experienced... ecstasy.
Thank you for another enjoyable post, Allie-Millie. Please take good care of yourself and I hope to visit you again when I return early next month! Goodbye, dear friend!
Hey Shady Del Knight,
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting, so close to your departure too and I am pleased you shared your own experiences of dealing with sitting still for long periods, especially as a kid. Enjoy your break and keep safe :) yours at writing the rapids, Allie-Millie