It has occurred to us that we are perfectly normal when we compare ourselves with others who think similarly to ourselves.
My Right arm has hurt for several days now. It just feels as if it was over used but for the life of me, I could not remember working it that hard. The mind did its thing, what if it is the beginning of a heart attack? Rejected because it is on the right side, not the left. What if there is a blood clot in there? Rejected due to no circulation loss. What if the M.S. Symptoms are returning? Rejected due to not being under that tremendous stress. Then it hit me while brushing my hair this morning. Early in the week, I decided to begin brushing my hair for 100 strokes each morning to help with oil production on an overly dry scalp. I ALWAYS use my right arm to brush. Bingo... problem solved. From now on I will brush 50 strokes with the right hand and 50 strokes with the left so both arms can build new muscle from this activity.
The above paragraph might seem abnormal for "normal" people. The mind taking a simple overly worked arm and nearly deciding to call an ambulance is quite normal in my world. This is why I have also learned to wait to act until I am more certain which could be dangerous in its own decision but lets not go there right now. To my peers, others who have run away minds, this is a perfectly normal thing for our minds to do.
In fact with my own peer group it would be abnormal not to consider many possibilities to a singular event. How can people live, make decisions based on fact if they never look at an event from many sides? Is the decision then an uneducated guess? Is it an opinion half heartedly thrown together? It is simply abnormal in my world.
We are brought up comparing and to a degree it is healthy. We compare, for instance, where we were 10 years ago to where we are today then make decisions regarding possible paths to achieve what is desired in the next 10 years. If we are on a weight loss program, we compare our weight this week to that of last week then make adjustments if necessary. Sadly we also compare emotional well being to completely unknowns. I simply can not know what another thinks in the privacy of their own minds. For all I know they may be completely Crazy just like me and be too afraid to talk about it. Of course, in my mind that is dangerous because we go about thinking they are not crazy only to find out later that they are. What a let down.
So we are all perfectly normal in this world. We are a perfect representation of ourselves, authentic, honest and doing our best in a world that is also doing its best right along side of us. Perhaps when we realize this then single out one by one the laundry list of items internally that are making us unhappy, we can find happiness going against what the world sees as "normal". It takes a lot of courage to admit who we really are with all of our vast emotions in a world that seems to value everyone being a cookie cutter representation of each other.
Wishing everyone a Perfectly Normal Day.
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