Painting Words

"Words paint pictures" says John Bevere in his book "Extraordinary - The Life you're Meant to Live". And stories describe the painting.

It's simple - If I say "think about an Elephant" - not only can you not stop thinking right now about an elephant, but the picture (your picture) of an elephant is brought immediately forward into your imagination. Maybe even a book you read or a caricature of an elephant, a recent movie about an elephant ... the mind begins a chain reaction of related stories, images, and relationships you have built over the years that associate with the word elephant.

So we guard against words (both written and spoken) that will imprint upon our mind. We choose to hear or read/interpret the words trying to capture a moment of our attention.

This is the ultimate freedom - something no one can take away from you, no one can force upon you ..... you can paint any picture you want with the words you choose to accept.