An Awakening

I'm sorry I have not written for a while . I was unwell for a time and following  that, went into a bit of a tail spin emotionally that left me feeling lost and without direction once more . It's strange how dizziness quite literally turns your world upside down.  Coming out of that tail spin, has been a bit of an odd experience this time . I can't even say with certainty, that I've actually "come out "of it at all. But what I can tell you, is that I feel like I'm waking up from a dream, or at least parts of it.

I have always been intrigued by matters concerning the mind and learning and so when I heard about an incredible learning system called Photo Reading a few months ago, where you are taught the skills to read at a phenomenal speed of 25,000 words a minute,  I was naturally curious. The basic premise is that you are able to comprehend much more information, yet spend a fraction of the time reading by using something called  a "whole mind system." A system developed by a man called Paul Scheele back in the 1980's.

So two weeks ago, I decided to take the Photo Reading course. I'm always keen  learn new skills and my natural curiosity allows me to "think outside the box " enough to  give such things a chance. However, I wasn't at all sure how it was going to work or IF it was going to work at all . BUT , I went into it  with a mind that was wide open and  the willingness to accept that whatever I was about to be taught  was possible and achievable because others had had success with it . What I had learned of this "genius reading," as I'd heard it being referred to, had on the whole been very positive. Though the little sceptical voice in the back of my mind was often hard to keep quiet  as time and money were also one the line.

The course  was incredible . It was not at all what I had expected it to be , in fact it greatly surpassed my expectations .  With the relaxation and visualisation training , it turned out to be something that really tapped into my unconscious mind and psyche far more than I had expected it to.  I went away from the course, being able to access the information I needed from any average sized book in around 15 - 20 minutes and effortlessly write or speak about what I'd read in detail ! This in itself was incredible , but the thing that really blew my mind was what had happened IN MY MIND! I'm not sure if it was purely  because our instructor Marilyn Devonish,  also a trainer in  NLP and  Hypnosis, was so superb  in delivering the training, which she was . But since this course, there appears to be something that I can only describe as an "awakening" occurring inside me.

This awakening is from a number of things. Old habits , behaviours ,relationships, things that no longer serve any purpose therefore need to be thrown out of my life and all in all clarity seems to have entered from somewhere. One of the exercises we were taught, involved increasing the awareness of our peripheral vision. As a result of this, I now feel as though I am able to access my mind better. It's as though I almost  have  a 360 degree view of whatever is going on inside there; the thoughts and beliefs, the feelings, the clutter! Whatever has made it possible for my mind to scan an entire book in 5 minutes and ONLY focus on the information that is relevant to my purpose, seems to have also made it possible for me to scan other parts of my life to see whats good and what needs to be changed . I seem to be able to see it now .

One rather weird  thing that has happened, is that I seem to be able to recreate things rather easily now. The other day we at an Indian Restaurant and I was having a Chick Pea dish.  I love to cook , but  I never cook  chick peas because mine are never as good as the  restaurant ones. That day, I decided to use my new found skills and put my training to practice. I focused on the tastes and textures and "took in" all that I loved about  what I was seeing and tasting. That weekend I recreated the dish, without a recipe, and at the first attempt mine tasted and looked exactly the same as the restaurants - No difference !!!

Has the photo reading enabled me to realise capability that had till now been lying dormant all this time? Am I just waking up and becoming more conscious of what's important and what's not in my life and therefore just uncluttering my mind, allowing for clarity of thought and better judgement? One of the first things Marilyn had said when we started the photo reading course, that really resonated with me, was  to just "trust and believe" in our abilities - did the technique work with me because I did just that? I'm not sure, but I do know this for sure, if you're not learning and growing you're dying. So, I'm going to keep learning and  I'm going to keep growing and when I figure it all out, I promise to write and tell you all about it. Till then, go safely and go with love .