Five thoughts, ideas, insights, or quotes to power up your mind to think differently and creatively about life and who we are. Put all previous thinking away and open up a brand new world of the Supermind. YOUR SuperMind.
This week – Alcohol.
Alcohol has been part of human lives for millenia. It’s almost as old as we are. It’s our relaxant, our social supporter, and our reward all in one. But, it’s not all play. Alcohol has a darker side and many lives have been ruined by it. This week SuperMind Saturday takes a look at the substance.
- The vast majority of us like a drink. It quells our stress and boosts our feel good levels. But, the amount we drink to achieve this has been going up year upon year with more people than ever drinking more than ever. Why do we need alcohol so much as our go-to solution to life and will that ever change?
- Alcohol used to be consigned to pubs at certain times of the day and for special occasions like weddings and Christmas. Then along came supermarkets open all day and longer opening times for bars. Alcohol is now on tap permanently. Because it’s now available all the time, have we got too used to alcohol as a norm and what is that creating?
- Alcohol acts as a short term answer. Feeling low or unhappy or any despondency about life we often choose to reach for a good drink to ease our mood even though it will never solve the reason we needed it in the first place. Why do we choose to mask our issues like this so we never deal with them?
- Alcohol will probably never be banned. Or unlikely to be seriously limited in what we buy or consume. Let’s say it was though. Let’s say it was phased out. What would us people of planet Earth use to feel the same way (something legal and not dangerous)? Could we find a new source of calming pleasure that’s less addicitve?
- International footballer, George Best, famously said, ‘In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol – it was the worst 20 minutes of my life’. He died in his 50’s from the effects of alcohol. Should we just accept that this is what happens to some people, that’s it’s the price to pay for overindulging in such fun? After all it’s a major pastime for most of us.
Ok SuperMinds there you have it. I could ask many more questions about alcohol. It’s THAT popular as a topic.
And that wraps up another SuperMind Saturday. Thank you for being here for the SuperMind time. Keep thinking about these through the week to open up more of your mind and its potential. Consider more, generate ideas more, think on bigger possibilities more, activate your connection to your personal higher mind. Employ your SuperMInd and Super Think!
See you next time for more super thinking.
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Five thoughts, ideas, insights, or quotes to power up your mind to think differently and creatively about life and who we are. Put all previous thinking away and open up a brand new world of the Supermind. OUR SuperMinds.
This week – Suicide.
Suicide has reached epidemic proportions. More and more people succumb to it every single day. It’s a worrying trend. And that means we have to have a good SuperMind think about what can be done. Let’s do that.
- Every year more than 720, 000 die due to suicide. That is the equivalent of the complete population of the city of Okayama in Japan not existing year after year. But that is just an estimate as some countries are poor at collecting data. Therefore the figures will be far more. While the reasons are various one fact remains – minds feel there is no way out of the current life situation. How can we begin to improve the resilience and strength of minds as a whole everywhere?
- The facts show that men make up some 80% of suicide cases. Men are known for not been talkers, not opening up, not doing ‘touch feely’ stuff as they call it. What would help men open up up more about their problems? How can we encourage and support that?
- The most alarming statistic of all is that suicide is now the 3rd leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds. In 2021 alone it was the No.1 cause. Young people are increasingly feeling their life is not worth living. Most are impulsive decisions. Are young people being too exposed to the wrong things that are affecting their minds? Or is social media making their life look dull and themselves as losers? What is the root cause?
- Thought/question – Why suicide? In this modern world where there’s a multitude of ways to better yourself and your life, do people chose just this one?
- Suicide is personal. An individual has lost all hope or all self-belief. Is this then how life has become in this day and age? Is self-esteem and self-belief at the heart of why suicide claims so many lives?
That’s another SuperMind Saturday for your mind powers to work on. Thank you for being here for the SuperMind time. Keep asking yourself these through the week to open up more of your mind to evolve its potential. Consider more, generate ideas more, think on bigger possibilities more, activate your connection to your personal higher mind more and more. Employ your SuperMInd and Super Think!
See you next time for more super thinking.
Five thoughts, ideas, insights, or quotes to power up your mind to think differently and creatively about life and who we are. Put all previous thinking away and open up a brand new world of the Supermind. YOUR SuperMind.
This week – Stress.
Stress is the No.1 killer in the background. Heart disease, alcoholism, smoking related diseases and drug taking all stem from the stress in our lives and our attempts to get away from it. Stress is a negative force for humans. We need to talk about it here on SuperMind Saturday.
- Stress is classed as a mental reaction to perceived pressures upon us. These cause physiological changes in the body such as a raised heart rate, impaired thinking, and increased body temperature and sweating. This means stress itself DOESN’T EXIST. It’s our response that does. Should we therefore be approaching stress completely differently than we are because of this?
- American philosopher William James observed, ‘The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over the other’. That being true as stress severely impacts work, relationships, and the health service here’s an idea. Could we start training children at a young age how to manage thinking and mindset so they are prepared for it as adults? And make that part of schools curriculum?
- SuperMind Thought – Stress does not have a level. There is no official measurement system to gauge it. No-one knows a job’s designated level of stress merely a level of skills and requirements. What we need is a stress scale from mild bother to extreme like the Beaufort scale from a breeze to a fully fledged hurricane. This helps us make informed choices as to whether the salary is worth the pressure.
- We never talk about stress until it’s got its grip. We almost never expect it to be there but invariably it is, certainly at work. And yet, we all know it exists. Maybe employers should have a stress policy that is declared with job candidates before they apply. How would you make pre-stress awareness compulsory in work and life?
- On the other end of the scale, some stress is good for us. It pushes us to achieve, make better efforts, can keep us fit, and get out of us what nothing else would….or we would. What are the best positive stresses we should aim to experience?
That’s another SuperMind Saturday for your mind powers to work on. Thank you for being here for the SuperMind time. Keep asking yourself these through the week to open up more of your mind to evolve its potential. Consider more, generate ideas more, think on bigger possibilities more, activate your connection to your personal higher mind more and more. Employ your SuperMInd and Super Think!
See you next time for more super thinking.
Five thoughts, ideas, insights, or quotes to power up your mind to think differently and creatively about life and who we are. Put all previous thinking away and open up a brand new world of the Supermind. YOUR SuperMind.
This week – Wokeism.
Of all the subjects that divide people, this is one of the most talked about in today’s world. It’s a phrase coined to define society’s move to be more inclusive and fair but also the feelings and opinions that go with that. It’s definitely stirring things up in society. And that firmly interests me at SuperMind Saturday as I pose some questions about it to get us all thinking.
- Wokeism is a catch all title. It’s used to denote how the world has shifted from a place that favoured some groups over others and to get us to reflect on our historical behaviours. History though can’t be changed, only understood. There seems to be a never ending stream of past events and periods that many are now being asked to apologise for. Plus accusations that come with them. If we are trying to create a better world is anti history useful or is it the future we should now really be focused on?
- Elon Musk said, ‘At it’s heart, wokeness is divisive, exclusionary, and hateful’. Strong words. But they do lead to a crucial question. What does truly lie at the heart of wokeism?
- Wokeism is just another label. In itself it sounds a harsh term for the moral change that lies behind it to some degree. Labels can influence our opinions both positively and negatively. Therefore, is there a better term/label that can explain this modern change in culture?
- Top of the list with wokeism is how many people use the ‘I’m offended’ card to remove or cease something they personally don’t like. The powers that be in the media, scared to lose viewers, readers, or most chiefly, income, have seemed to follow suit. Often the offended person/people is in a very small minority numbers wise. Should we now be creating an official definition of offense so that anything classed as offensive is clear rather than individualistic?
- Observation – The world is fast changing. The old accepted ways are rapidly being superseded by different expected standards, values, and behaviours. Maybe older people are holding onto a world that no longer exists. Maybe younger generations are trying to force their version of the world onto society too quickly? And maybe, like all previous human behaviour change, perhaps we should see it all as a storm in a teacup that in the years ahead will slip into an adjustment we are all comfortable with.
That’s another SuperMind Saturday for your mind powers to work on. Thank you for being here for the SuperMind time. Keep asking yourself these through the week to open up more of your mind to evolve its potential. Consider more, generate ideas more, think on bigger possibilities more, activate your connection to your personal higher mind more and more. Employ your SuperMInd and Super Think!
See you next time for more super thinking.
