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I’m playing a new game with myself. It’s called Shift the Perspective, and no it doesn’t involve any state-altering substances.
perspective : n 1: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" [syn: position, view] 2: the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer [syn: linear perspective]
Example #1: from bad to good
a) Primary state/perspective:
Sofa. Pyjamas. Chocolate. Some guy’s best-selling novel. Sugar. Sleeping cat. Sleepy body.
Slouch. Creaking back. Old socks. Sore neck. Grey skies. Low horizon.
b) Strategy:
Kick up the arse, then 90 minutes of yoga.
c) Altered state/perspective:
Awake, eager, optimistic, stretched. Hello, muscles, hello! body, hello, horizon(s). Good-bye, sugar.
Other possible Perspective-shifting strategies:
Dress like a man for a day.
Dress like a Chav for a day.
Dye my hair blonde. Just for a day.
Go shopping in Argos on a Saturday afternoon on New Oxford Street for ten minutes.
Win the lottery.
Off to ponder the possible repercussions of al those things.
As a last thought: If yoga is all about stretching, can it actually achieve anything that the good old-fashioned rack wouldn’t?
Feel free to ignore this purely rhetorical question, of course.
Michel Simon dans un musée du sexe ?
4 years ago
6 comments:
One wouldn't think that stretching could actually help to release a whole lot more than muscular tension. Finding the right type for you coupled with frequency can bring about the stretching of the mind as well....go figure!
If you go blonde, don't forget to post some before and after pics :)
I can understand the liberation and down right sexy aspect of dressing like a man for a day, but I dont quite understand the liberation of perspective in dressing like a chav for the day!?
Also may i ask a question concerning London lesbians; long hair, good or bad?
Rah: it's not so much about liberation but about perspective.
But I won't do the Chav thing. ever.
As to hair... good question. There's a large contingent of clones here with exactly the same haircut. It was the Beckham some time ago, now it's just.. something else. There are quite a few girls with long hair. Come over.
Anne - Chav : creature of the underclass sporting fake burberry accessories, sportswear and 9 carat gold jewellery. Also the ubiquitous velour tracksuit with 'bitch'or 'sexy' written across the arse in diamanté for the females, and footbal shirts for the males. Very loud in public, the chavs are usually found in herds. David Beckhams and his wife are two rich and famous Chavs, but I think. Check out www.chavscum.com for further information.
Iridescent - I would if I did but I won't. ;-)
Anonymous person that I have no idea at all of you are: indeed. It does beat the good ole rack, doesn't it.
I like the 'win the lottery' bit :)
Elmo- you're right, I forgot the Croydon facelift...
Anne - no no no, not trailer trash - chavs believe they have class. It's somehow different. With points in common, obviously.
Alda- I think that one would singularly shift my perspective. Oh the things I would NOT do anywmore..
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