Brain Food: Hope vs. Junk Images
A few days ago a Facebook friend sent out a YouTube link about a man who was born without arms or legs. His name is Nick Vujicic and his website is www.attitudeisaltitude.com. He is truly an amazing person and I recommend you check out his website. He is in his mid-twenties, graduated from college with two degrees and is a motivational speaker to schools, corporations and community groups. The thing is, he’s not really your typical “motivational speaker”. I find most of those people to be just glorified used car salesmen. They talk about ego-catching phrases, questions and ideas, are paid a few thousand dollars to do so, everyone goes home, and the next day, everyone just goes back to their former routines. When will people understand that this is not the way to inspire Hope and Motivation? It’s all just words and a way for administrators to quell their guilt over not providing their people or students with the resources they really need to improve their lives and happiness.
Enter Nick Vujicic: he is different. It’s way too unfair to place him in the same category of “motivational speakers”. He definitely falls into the “seeing is believing” category. The images of watching what he does, looking at the joyfulness in his face and listening to the sincere energy in his voice truly has the capability to be life-changing. We are primarily visual creatures and as such, the most efficient way to lay down long lasting memories is to have powerful images which accompany the verbal messages to the brain. Just watching Nick is so inspirational that you almost don’t need the volume turned up to listen to what he has to say, although his words are almost as powerful as his own image.
As a Psychologist, I routinely perform Disability Determination evaluations. Now please don’t get me wrong: some of the people who apply for disability truly are disabled and should receive disability. But there is a certain percentage of people who, for whatever reason, want to apply for disability when they still have the capacity to work. It’s not up to me to determine whether they are awarded disability and in fact, I am not allowed say if I think the person is disabled or can or cannot work. I can only report on the medical findings in a factual way, but I do have my own clinical opinions which I can keep to myself. We are living in a time of great moral, economic, ecological and political challenges. It is very tempting to just close our eyes, give up and let the tides of desperation wash over us, snuffing out the flame of Hope which is integral to each one of us. That’s why it’s so important to fill our minds with positive, constructive images and messages. It’s sort of like if you know you’ll be going through a period of starvation for a few weeks, you might want to eat more nutritionally dense foods than usual to carry you through that period when there isn’t much available food for you. Hope is what carries us through difficult times but if we have been feeding our brains with junk images, then,
like junk foods, we don’t have the resources to survive hard times. Nick Vujicic is “what the doctor ordered” to help replace harmful emotions like fear, guilt and self-destruction with Love, respect and Hope. Hmmmmmm, I wonder how I could fit him into my disability evaluations…………..
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As a licensed Psychologist practicing Cognitive therapy, I work with my clients to help them identify the personal issues that are preventing them from achieving a more satisfying and well-adjusted life.
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