Get the picture?

Some people don’t.  They have their version – a (singular) about their visit once or twice a lifetime or seasonally. This happened usually at sunset or night, during autumn, part of the harvest season festivals in general.

Bright Lights, loud noise, music everywhere, deep fried anything you can imagine. The tickets, the rides, the souvenirs and side shows. 

Most people have no idea what it is like during the day time, with no townsfolk there. 

ex. Running a paperback book to the mermaid, who was in her mobile house wig-less and tail-less under a fan watching soaps.

The neighborhood (like most people got) was a strange world we visited while wintering.

“Fitting In” was an improbability out the gate. ijs…

“Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man.” -Aristotle

My whole world changed when I was about 6 years old. My father decided to shift careers and the whole family would not be going on the road again.

Age 7 Level 1, complete newbie in the Real World.

As I said, I’m not afraid of being new, starting from scratch and rebuilding the character I need to be to survive the world!

I don’t think I’ve ever been convinced by what the commercials told us about “our world” was accurate or true.  Where did “ring-around-the-collar” go?  It was a huge concern I thought I would have to address as an adult; worried about the softness of my toilet paper, if the doughnuts had been made, and why Dunk never hired those tree elves and make cookies too? 

I was a “look don’t touch anything” kid told to “stay put, don’t move, don’t go anywhere”, thus loitering at the bench near the grocery entry carrying on with the “seniors waiting for rides” designated on the bench in brass as the bench’s intended purpose. I’d make a quick “have my seat” to climb the grocery cart corral, as there was a posted exception to the rules of bad mothers.

Again, “Fitting In” was an improbability.

(View, Vision, Vision board, Visual, Visualization.)

To me it’s like putting together a puzzle. 

If this is where we start (big pile of pieces), 

Where do we want to end up? (The picture on the cover of the puzzle box.) 

End Game Goals.

What are all the steps in-between?

What would that look like (rough draft) 

(collage, montage, hodgepodge, me`lange, de`coupage, pastiche and/or assemblage.)  

Set quest: Ask questions, sleuth, research, experiment, TRY.

Find/follow/meet the people already doing it.

Robot says not everybody can Visualize: 

Aphantasia is the inability (or very limited ability) to form mental images—whether static pictures, motion, or vivid “mind’s eye” scenes. People with aphantasia often describe “knowing” things in words or concepts rather than “seeing” them.

• Phantasia spectrum → Refers to the range from aphantasia (no imagery) through typical imagery to hyperphantasia (extremely vivid imagery).
  
• Visual illusion resistance → Some people with aphantasia also report that optical illusions don’t work the same way for them, because they can’t project imagined completion or depth as strongly.

where as

• Hyperphantasia → extremely vivid imagery, sometimes overwhelming, can feel “too real.” These folks are often more affected by illusions, daydreams, and intrusive imagery.

*look this one up, especially in regards to OCD, rumination or flashbacks,

• Whereas — seeing through illusions quickly, spotting tricks, or not being fooled as easily — is more about cognitive style and perceptual processing, not just imagination strength. 

*different route! 

Stoicism, Realism, Scientific Method !  Reframing concerns to material and test-able, (not invisible (emotions, fear, insecurity,  etc)) 

REALITY.

• High perceptual intelligence or visual-spatial reasoning → quickly spotting inconsistencies in illusions.
  
• Field independence → a psychological term meaning the ability to distinguish details from a confusing background (e.g., you see the “hidden” figure or trick right away).
  
• Low susceptibility to visual illusions → a trait some people have, where their brain doesn’t “fill in” gaps or impose patterns as strongly
  

Sort your input and see where it’s routing. Keep your logic channel clear of unnecessary emotional chatter. Reroute and store, contemplate at a scheduled time for a scheduled time. 10 minutes writing/thinking/meditating on what was that emotion, Where did it come from? What world does this come from: Past/Present/Future.

Regret (guilt) lives in the past. Worry (fear) lives in the future. That is why the present is such a gift!