By Dr. Roxanne Daleo<\/p>\n
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\u201c \u2026and that\u2019s true love!\u201d said my grandpa\u2026
his voice made my mind conjure up the entire scene: I see it as if it were real, mom serving
dessert after a big Italian-American feast for Thanksgiving Day, always prepared with love by
my parents in what I believed to be our beautiful New Jersey home. But the fact is, it was only my grandfather\u2019s voice coming from an audio cassette player. A tape I nearly tossed in the trash moments before to clear the clutter from my garage. So glad I have this priceless treasure today.<\/p>\n
Through \u201cimaging\u201d you mentally \u201csee.\u201d Your brain takes the audio input of a voice and provides
you a \u201cmental picture\u201d. In this case, it pulled out a memory of the past and my brain served up a scene so vivid you relive it as if it were happening in the present. My grandfather\u2019s philosophy
about true love were his words of wisdom I will treasure forever.<\/p>\n
Your brain can also take an idea or visualization to create a future-self. Your brain can be directed using mental imagery which is really a kind of storytelling.<\/p>\n
When you add the auditory aspect, such as a voice, you add a person\u2019s energy because your voice is the blueprint of your soul. Listening to the sound of your own voice is a powerful way
to imprint and direct your subconscious mind to connect sound and image.<\/p>\n
Add the background music and the brain automatically enhances the imagery experience as if it were real. The mind makes no distinction between real and imagined information; this is why using guided imagery narrations for relaxation are a powerful form of mind\/body medicine.
Scientists are learning how we manipulate and examine pictures of the mind and develop
internal states of awareness, resilience and balance.<\/p>\n
Many world cultures have been using the power of mental imagery in the form of storytelling.
Let\u2019s look at the Native American culture specifically, they have been using the art of telling stories passed down from one generation to the next as their primary form of wisdom communication. Traditionally, Native Americans transmit by story their mythology, spiritual and historical understandings of themselves and the world in which they live to their children.
Storytelling creates the mental imagery in the minds and hearts of the young, that which elders did not want forgotten. In this way, the elders ensured young would not lose sight of their roots,
important knowledge that would allow them to live in harmony and cooperation with the natural world.
So this Thanksgiving why not try to capture more voices of the elders in your tribe, the seniors in your family. Allow them to pass on their words of wisdom to the children as part of the formal celebration for which we are giving thanks and deep appreciation. In this way, you can be sure
your children and their children have your family\u2019s important knowledge through the beautiful storytelling tradition.<\/p>\n
1.Give your children and their children a beautiful way to honor their elders by asking
questions about their roots, heritage, country of origin and the ways of their people.<\/p>\n
2.Use a recording device to capture and remember forever, the voices of the senior family
members and their words of wisdom.<\/p>\n
3.Make the bedtime ritual include recounting meaningful memories you made this Thanksgiving
holiday..<\/p>\n
4.Create a work of art. Draw, paint, sing a song or dance your newly realized wisdom tradition.<\/p>\n
5. Each year collect keepsake photos, images and quotes in a box or a book.<\/p>\n
6.Ask your child to express the kind of person they want to become; share the vision of a world they want to see and live in.<\/p>\n
7.Have your child record their own voice to express their visions. Speak about appreciation, love and peace. Play this recording before sleep so the subconscious mind can bring good thoughts to every cell in your child\u2019s body.<\/p>\n
8.Mark your life with joy, gratitude and love in tangible ways this holiday season.<\/p>\n
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