Re: I get scared sometimes...

[Guest guest]

yep - that's the one :-) I hate it when my memory recall does not

work effectively.

> > > >

> > > > This was very nice - I got a lovely mental image of the

lotus :-)

> > > > pinky and white. I cannot at the moment recall the symbology

of

> > the

> > > > lotus - but I am aware that there is meant to be some

connected

> > to

> > > > it - do you know of it?

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I am not sure if dreams are from the subconscious, but I dream very lucid and 'manage' my dreams, so I am not under the impression that I do this subconscious: I am aware of being in sleep and being in a dream.

Lida

wrote:

Aren't your dreams meant to be the subconcious? - thing is I recall the majority of my dreams - and they seem so real I sometimes I have trouble telling reality from dreams - but I have gotten better with this with age :-)> > > Ilah,> > One other thought I had on this is that Temple Grandin, the autie> professor who designs humane cattle handling equipment, claims that> she has no subconscious mind. All her thoughts, simple or weird, are> right out there for her to examine. I've noticed tendencies toward> this in myself. NTs are better are hiding the weird stuff away and not> having to see it. Having weird thoughts can make you feel like you're> crazy, but these are just thoughts that everyone has and NTs can push> them down into the subconscious.> > KenFAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and acceptance. Everyone is valued. Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links page in the folder marked "Other FAM Sites."

[Guest guest]

>Tom wrote:

>At any rate, there are evidently " right legged stimmers " and " left

legged stimmers. " (Lefties and righties in other words).

Yes, and right handed and left handed! People also come right eyed and

left eyed, left eared and right eared. Preferences seem to be 'sided'

in humans, according to Stanley Coren's " The Left-Hander Syndrome " .

Never forget, though, we 'lefties' are the only ones in our right mind!

Rainbow

[Guest guest]

>Tom wrote:

>At any rate, there are evidently " right legged stimmers " and " left

legged stimmers. " (Lefties and righties in other words).

Yes, and right handed and left handed! People also come right eyed and

left eyed, left eared and right eared. Preferences seem to be 'sided'

in humans, according to Stanley Coren's " The Left-Hander Syndrome " .

Never forget, though, we 'lefties' are the only ones in our right mind!

Rainbow

[Guest guest]

And I suspect there are lots of us in our "right minds" here

Re: Re: I get scared sometimes...

>Tom wrote:>At any rate, there are evidently "right legged stimmers" and "leftlegged stimmers." (Lefties and righties in other words).Yes, and right handed and left handed! People also come right eyed and left eyed, left eared and right eared. Preferences seem to be 'sided' in humans, according to Stanley Coren's "The Left-Hander Syndrome". Never forget, though, we 'lefties' are the only ones in our right mind!Rainbow

[Guest guest]

,

Lotus flower: http://www.kingtutshop.com/freeinfo/Lotus-Flower.htm

" The Lotus flower has for thousands of years symbolized spiritual

enlightenment. Indeed, this flower essence's purpose is to accelerate

spiritual evolvement and enhance healing on every level within the

system. "

Rainbow

[Guest guest]

> wrote:

>And I suspect there are lots of us in our " right minds " here  

Anyone 'feel' awkward extending a left hand in greeting another? There

seem to be countless cultural 'taboos' against right mindedness.

Majority 'rules', you know. There are no biological constraints or

imperatives at work here.

Rainbow

[Guest guest]

> wrote:

>And I suspect there are lots of us in our " right minds " here  

Anyone 'feel' awkward extending a left hand in greeting another? There

seem to be countless cultural 'taboos' against right mindedness.

Majority 'rules', you know. There are no biological constraints or

imperatives at work here.

Rainbow

[Guest guest]

:

By coincidence, I read a small article " Air Purifiers Dirty Secret " in

the 4/29 issue of The Week magazine. It says that some of them put out

ozone and make the air worse. In another paragraph, they quote

Consumer Reports, which found (some time ago I think) that the Ionic

Breeze does a " poor " job of removing pollen, smoke, and dust. The say

that researchers recommend one with HEPA filter.

Ken

> Ken,

>

> That has often been my problem with creative works as well. I'll get

really

> hot on one story for a while and then another one kind of invades my

mind and

> eventually shuts out the orginial. I am in the process of writing

another one

> now. The delay here is that I have decided the make some changes in the

> characters after all, but I'll explain that later. I should have the

last character

> revision done tonight and I can get started writing tomorrow.

>

> There hasn't been all that much time for it though since I have been

busy

> with projects down here and other distractions. The first of those

is that my

> allergies are terrible. The pollen is atrocious here and this house

is rather

> musty. Fortunately I bought an Ionic Breeze machine for the room I

am usually in.

> The full size machine probably would have done a better job, but it

does take

> the edge off of it.

>

> The other distractions have been social things that I have to do to

see and

> be seen by the locals. There was the church dinner last night which

wasn't bad:

> it was a free meal and kept me from having to cook. Today's

distraction was a

> bit more annoying. Instead of going right to Buena Vista and doing

some work,

> we went to this place where these people are demonstrating these off

road

> vehicles they are marketing to the military and rich civilians. I

say rich

> because the things run at about $40,000 and up. Well, those people

were not the kind

> I would choose to associate with at all. Anyway, they tried to get

me to ride

> on one of those things and I refused. My motion sickness is bad

enough most

> times but with the allergies acting up it is viscious. I couldn't

have gone a

> minute on that rough terrain without becoming desperately ill.

>

> Well, a little more time at BV tomorrow detailing plans and I should

have the

> rest of the day to myself and most of the day Saturday. Sunday is

the family

> reunion which will take up most of the morning and into the afternoon.

>

>

[Guest guest]

:

By coincidence, I read a small article " Air Purifiers Dirty Secret " in

the 4/29 issue of The Week magazine. It says that some of them put out

ozone and make the air worse. In another paragraph, they quote

Consumer Reports, which found (some time ago I think) that the Ionic

Breeze does a " poor " job of removing pollen, smoke, and dust. The say

that researchers recommend one with HEPA filter.

Ken

> Ken,

>

> That has often been my problem with creative works as well. I'll get

really

> hot on one story for a while and then another one kind of invades my

mind and

> eventually shuts out the orginial. I am in the process of writing

another one

> now. The delay here is that I have decided the make some changes in the

> characters after all, but I'll explain that later. I should have the

last character

> revision done tonight and I can get started writing tomorrow.

>

> There hasn't been all that much time for it though since I have been

busy

> with projects down here and other distractions. The first of those

is that my

> allergies are terrible. The pollen is atrocious here and this house

is rather

> musty. Fortunately I bought an Ionic Breeze machine for the room I

am usually in.

> The full size machine probably would have done a better job, but it

does take

> the edge off of it.

>

> The other distractions have been social things that I have to do to

see and

> be seen by the locals. There was the church dinner last night which

wasn't bad:

> it was a free meal and kept me from having to cook. Today's

distraction was a

> bit more annoying. Instead of going right to Buena Vista and doing

some work,

> we went to this place where these people are demonstrating these off

road

> vehicles they are marketing to the military and rich civilians. I

say rich

> because the things run at about $40,000 and up. Well, those people

were not the kind

> I would choose to associate with at all. Anyway, they tried to get

me to ride

> on one of those things and I refused. My motion sickness is bad

enough most

> times but with the allergies acting up it is viscious. I couldn't

have gone a

> minute on that rough terrain without becoming desperately ill.

>

> Well, a little more time at BV tomorrow detailing plans and I should

have the

> rest of the day to myself and most of the day Saturday. Sunday is

the family

> reunion which will take up most of the morning and into the afternoon.

>

>

[Guest guest]

>Ken wrote:

>In another paragraph, they quote

Consumer Reports, which found (some time ago I think) that the Ionic

Breeze does a " poor " job of removing pollen, smoke, and dust. The say

that researchers recommend one with HEPA filter.

Yes, and 'The Sharper Image' just had to pay 'Consumer Reports' a huge

settlement for slander for reporting this 'poor' job accurately and

truthfully.

Rainbow

[Guest guest]

>Ken wrote:

>In another paragraph, they quote

Consumer Reports, which found (some time ago I think) that the Ionic

Breeze does a " poor " job of removing pollen, smoke, and dust. The say

that researchers recommend one with HEPA filter.

Yes, and 'The Sharper Image' just had to pay 'Consumer Reports' a huge

settlement for slander for reporting this 'poor' job accurately and

truthfully.

Rainbow

[Guest guest]

>Ken wrote:

>In another paragraph, they quote

Consumer Reports, which found (some time ago I think) that the Ionic

Breeze does a " poor " job of removing pollen, smoke, and dust. The say

that researchers recommend one with HEPA filter.

Yes, and 'The Sharper Image' just had to pay 'Consumer Reports' a huge

settlement for slander for reporting this 'poor' job accurately and

truthfully.

Rainbow

[Guest guest]

If someone tries to shake hands, I feel fine extending my left hand...... but then the right hander invariably gives me a funny look and realize I've created an awkward moment.

Re: Re: I get scared sometimes...

> wrote:>And I suspect there are lots of us in our "right minds" here Anyone 'feel' awkward extending a left hand in greeting another? There seem to be countless cultural 'taboos' against right mindedness. Majority 'rules', you know. There are no biological constraints or imperatives at work here.Rainbow

[Guest guest]

If someone tries to shake hands, I feel fine extending my left hand...... but then the right hander invariably gives me a funny look and realize I've created an awkward moment.

Re: Re: I get scared sometimes...

> wrote:>And I suspect there are lots of us in our "right minds" here Anyone 'feel' awkward extending a left hand in greeting another? There seem to be countless cultural 'taboos' against right mindedness. Majority 'rules', you know. There are no biological constraints or imperatives at work here.Rainbow

[Guest guest]

If someone tries to shake hands, I feel fine extending my left hand...... but then the right hander invariably gives me a funny look and realize I've created an awkward moment.

Re: Re: I get scared sometimes...

> wrote:>And I suspect there are lots of us in our "right minds" here Anyone 'feel' awkward extending a left hand in greeting another? There seem to be countless cultural 'taboos' against right mindedness. Majority 'rules', you know. There are no biological constraints or imperatives at work here.Rainbow

[Guest guest]

It's true that Aspies do have a subconscious mind in a sense, but I

think many observe that they are in fact conscious of thoughts that

many NTs keep subconscious. Perhaps this means that the dividing line

between conscious and subconscious in different for people on the

spectrum.

Ken

> I know I have a subconscious mind and I think everyone does. Even

though it

> seems that all of one's thoughts are out in the open, I can

garauntee they

> really aren't. There is a lot of background processing that goes on

even while we

> are have concious thoughts. We have all probably had an epiphany,

where things

> just clicked and made sense all of a sudden. While we may have been

actively

> thinking about that subject, the epiphany comes from the

subconscious which

> connected all of the dots while our conscious mind was slogging

through the

> muck.

>

> The very nature of the subconsious is to be invisible. You aren't

supposed to

> be aware of its workings, or at least notice them only rarely. One

reason it

> might seen otherwise to us is that most Aspies actually enjoy

thinking while

> many NTs don't. So we are more used to how our minds work which

might make it

> seem that we are aware of all of its workings, but we only really

see the tip

> of the iceberg.

>

> As for the nonsense that we only use 10% of our brains, well that is

just

> garbage. The brain consumes 20% of the energy used by our bodies.

That is a lot

> of resources. You can bet that it 90% wasn't being used it would be

gone to

> conserve resources. We use 100% alright, just that most of what goes

on we aren't

> aware of. Probably a better way of looking at it to say that we are

aware of

> only 10% of what our brain is doing and the rest is invisible to us.

>

>

[Guest guest]

It's true that Aspies do have a subconscious mind in a sense, but I

think many observe that they are in fact conscious of thoughts that

many NTs keep subconscious. Perhaps this means that the dividing line

between conscious and subconscious in different for people on the

spectrum.

Ken

> I know I have a subconscious mind and I think everyone does. Even

though it

> seems that all of one's thoughts are out in the open, I can

garauntee they

> really aren't. There is a lot of background processing that goes on

even while we

> are have concious thoughts. We have all probably had an epiphany,

where things

> just clicked and made sense all of a sudden. While we may have been

actively

> thinking about that subject, the epiphany comes from the

subconscious which

> connected all of the dots while our conscious mind was slogging

through the

> muck.

>

> The very nature of the subconsious is to be invisible. You aren't

supposed to

> be aware of its workings, or at least notice them only rarely. One

reason it

> might seen otherwise to us is that most Aspies actually enjoy

thinking while

> many NTs don't. So we are more used to how our minds work which

might make it

> seem that we are aware of all of its workings, but we only really

see the tip

> of the iceberg.

>

> As for the nonsense that we only use 10% of our brains, well that is

just

> garbage. The brain consumes 20% of the energy used by our bodies.

That is a lot

> of resources. You can bet that it 90% wasn't being used it would be

gone to

> conserve resources. We use 100% alright, just that most of what goes

on we aren't

> aware of. Probably a better way of looking at it to say that we are

aware of

> only 10% of what our brain is doing and the rest is invisible to us.

>

>

[Guest guest]

It's true that Aspies do have a subconscious mind in a sense, but I

think many observe that they are in fact conscious of thoughts that

many NTs keep subconscious. Perhaps this means that the dividing line

between conscious and subconscious in different for people on the

spectrum.

Ken

> I know I have a subconscious mind and I think everyone does. Even

though it

> seems that all of one's thoughts are out in the open, I can

garauntee they

> really aren't. There is a lot of background processing that goes on

even while we

> are have concious thoughts. We have all probably had an epiphany,

where things

> just clicked and made sense all of a sudden. While we may have been

actively

> thinking about that subject, the epiphany comes from the

subconscious which

> connected all of the dots while our conscious mind was slogging

through the

> muck.

>

> The very nature of the subconsious is to be invisible. You aren't

supposed to

> be aware of its workings, or at least notice them only rarely. One

reason it

> might seen otherwise to us is that most Aspies actually enjoy

thinking while

> many NTs don't. So we are more used to how our minds work which

might make it

> seem that we are aware of all of its workings, but we only really

see the tip

> of the iceberg.

>

> As for the nonsense that we only use 10% of our brains, well that is

just

> garbage. The brain consumes 20% of the energy used by our bodies.

That is a lot

> of resources. You can bet that it 90% wasn't being used it would be

gone to

> conserve resources. We use 100% alright, just that most of what goes

on we aren't

> aware of. Probably a better way of looking at it to say that we are

aware of

> only 10% of what our brain is doing and the rest is invisible to us.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I've just realized now that it was actually my left leg :-) I get my

left and right mixed up constantly :-) do others get left and right

mixed up?

> > >

> > Tom,

> >

> > Ah, another right leg stimmer in the world. I used to get wacked

> > around the head for the under the table right leg stimming when

I

> > was a kid (and later0.

> >

[Guest guest]

I've just realized now that it was actually my left leg :-) I get my

left and right mixed up constantly :-) do others get left and right

mixed up?

> > >

> > Tom,

> >

> > Ah, another right leg stimmer in the world. I used to get wacked

> > around the head for the under the table right leg stimming when

I

> > was a kid (and later0.

> >

[Guest guest]

I've just realized now that it was actually my left leg :-) I get my

left and right mixed up constantly :-) do others get left and right

mixed up?

> > >

> > Tom,

> >

> > Ah, another right leg stimmer in the world. I used to get wacked

> > around the head for the under the table right leg stimming when

I

> > was a kid (and later0.

> >

[Guest guest]

All the time, I have to remember that I write with my right hand and that jogs my memeory of left & right. A bit tricky when your giving directions in traffic. I visualise everything so dont require labels such as left or roght except to communicate.

Evangreebohere wrote:

I've just realized now that it was actually my left leg :-) I get my left and right mixed up constantly :-) do others get left and right mixed up?> > > > > Tom,> > > > Ah, another right leg stimmer in the world. I used to get wacked > > around the head for the under the table right leg stimming when I > > was a kid (and later0.> >FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and acceptance. Everyone is valued. Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links page in the folder marked "Other FAM Sites." __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

All the time, I have to remember that I write with my right hand and that jogs my memeory of left & right. A bit tricky when your giving directions in traffic. I visualise everything so dont require labels such as left or roght except to communicate.

Evangreebohere wrote:

I've just realized now that it was actually my left leg :-) I get my left and right mixed up constantly :-) do others get left and right mixed up?> > > > > Tom,> > > > Ah, another right leg stimmer in the world. I used to get wacked > > around the head for the under the table right leg stimming when I > > was a kid (and later0.> >FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and acceptance. Everyone is valued. Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links page in the folder marked "Other FAM Sites." __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

All the time, I have to remember that I write with my right hand and that jogs my memeory of left & right. A bit tricky when your giving directions in traffic. I visualise everything so dont require labels such as left or roght except to communicate.

Evangreebohere wrote:

I've just realized now that it was actually my left leg :-) I get my left and right mixed up constantly :-) do others get left and right mixed up?> > > > > Tom,> > > > Ah, another right leg stimmer in the world. I used to get wacked > > around the head for the under the table right leg stimming when I > > was a kid (and later0.> >FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and acceptance. Everyone is valued. Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links page in the folder marked "Other FAM Sites." __________________________________________________