Reframing

I believe life is really what we all make of it. Put another way, life is about reframing i.e. attributing different meanings to what is inherently nothing.

For instance, I was chatting to my brother about diets. He believed I didn't put on weight because I do a lot of walking. I told him one reason why I don't put on weight is because I don't carry the memory of eating with me. Once I've finished eating that is the end of that experience. The next experience is a new.

My brother didn't believe me. He said, "You probably have a very fast metabolism."

I thought my brother had come up with an excellent reframing that fit his model of reality. As he sees it, my metabolism is so fast that as soon as I've finished eating, the food is quickly assimilated into my system.

Whatever reframing works.

Enocia

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