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Museletter
-
June
2006
My Muse
The phrase that keeps coming up for me over the last week or two is: "There is no meaning other than the meaning we assign to it". I've tried a little bit of research but cannot find it's origins, though it appears in many philosophical books.
My main interest is not in 'The meaning of Life' and indeed if there is one, I'm more interested in the meanings that we assign to normal, everyday events. I think that human beings have an in-built need to understand ourselves, our world, and our place in it. The only way we can do that is when we have an experience, we compare it to some previous experience or experiences and then create an understanding relative to our past experiences.
To take an example of this, if you go on a date and at the end of the evening your date says "I'll call you" you will look at this as either a potential brush off, or a positive sign that you'll be seeing them again. One statement, two possible meanings. Who knows which is true? Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones is a brilliant caricature of how this works in real life. The fact is neither meaning is true at this moment. One may become true in the future, but we create the meaning because we want to understand.
The meaning doesn't give us understanding, but it does give an illusion of understanding. We kid ourselves with it, and then invest in that understanding by giving it importance. We may even choose to make the understanding 'certainty'. Now this illusion is in a position of power, and it can be power over us.
I
believe
that
we
all
have
hundreds
of
these
beliefs,
these
meanings,
our
understandings.
And
many
of
them
limit
us
because
they
relate
to
our
past.
The
past
does
not
equal
the
future.
Unless
we
say
it
does,
or
we
allow
it
to
influence
us
so
much
that
we
recreate
circumstances.
In
each
moment
we
are
free
to
create
whatever
we
want,
whatever
is
possible,
as
long
as
we
are
free
of
our
negative
thoughts.
This month, create something special, just because you can when you thought you couldn't. And then email me to tell me what you've done!
My
News
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Opportunity
to
Contribute
One
of
the
greatest
gifts
we
have
is
the
gift
of
life.
Those
of
us
who
are
parents
know
how
amazing
it
is
to
create
life,
but
there
is a
very
easy
way
that
you
can
give
the
gift
of
life.
(much
cheaper
than
raising
kids!)
Donate
some
of
your
blood!
You
body
can
replace
it
quickly
and
easily
and
you
will
be
saving
many
lives.
Here
is
the
top
ten
uses
for
donated
blood:
(from
www.blood.co.uk)
1
Straight
in
is
General
Surgery
with
a
whopping
23%.
2
We
have
General
Medical
with
15%.
3
Cardio
thoracic
(that's
heart
and
chest
surgery
to
you
and
me)
with
13%.
4
A
figure
of
11%
puts
Orthopaedics
here
-
that's
anything
to
do
with
bones
and
bone
diseases.
5
Haematology
(blood
diseases)
with
9%.
6
Accident
&
Emergency
(what
you
see
on
"Casualty"
every
week)
with
8%.
7
Joint
No.
7 is
Renal
or
anything
to
do
with
the
kidneys
with
6%,
along
with
Neonatal
&
Paediatrics,
which
is
the
treatment
of
newborns
and
children.
8
Intensive
Care
with
4%.
9
Obstetrics
&
Gynaecology
(anything
to
do
with
pregnancy
and
childbirth)
weighing
in
with
3.5%
Your blood can make a real difference, particularly at this time of year with people on holiday missing their regular donation. (That's me, so make up for me missing my session!)
If
you
can
get
to
Borehamwood,
Herts
on
Sunday
16th
you
can
donate
at
our
friends
Joely
Bear
Donor
Session
see
www.joelybear.org.uk
or
the
National
Blood
Service
site
can
find
a
local
donation
venue
for
you:
www.blood.co.uk
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