Science has recently discovered that a human being’s attention span is that of a goldfish – 6 seconds.
That’s scary. Especially if you think that lots of the things we ruminate on within those 6 seconds are based in our neuroses, fears, anxieties, flaws and failings.
Pretty much left brain stuff.
Well if we’re really becoming a species ruled by technology and “dumb” phones, turning us into robots and creatures that have collective ADHD and are devolving back to our gill-bearing cousins, let’s make the most of those 6 seconds, shall we?
Let’s work with the assumption that you are Divinity, or Love, or Source. Or energy. (Actually science proves that we are just energy – and mass which is converted energy – is ultimately neutral.) If you assume that you are this – or at least possess a quality of this – you would be perfection. If you’re perfect, then thinking anything about yourself that is less than perfection is imperfect, which you aren’t.
So simply stop thinking those thoughts that align you with the false assumption that you’re fucked up, too weird, unlovable or untalented. You can’t be perfect and be all those other things too. So which are you?
Staying true to my promise of keeping this short, I’m going to end with a Buddhist Koan – or riddle. For AMAWers, if you solve it – tweet me the answer and if you correctly answer you’ll be put in a drawing for two free casting director workshops.
The Buddhist riddle:
Even when we’re thinking thoughts that are out of alignment with who we are – the victory is that those thoughts are also ________.
Keep trying to use our 6 seconds for good. If that’s what we’re working with these days, make them count. Positively, powerfully, perfectly.