| Broken
picture |
Imagine
a picture, broken into a thousand pieces. Begin to pick up the pieces and
put them back together again. [Good for children and for traumatic
events.] |
| Changes
in preference |
Elaborate
on eating and how one’s preferences for certain foods changes over
one’s lifetime. Emphasis on being part of nature to change. That change
is natural, change is exciting. |
| Closed
draw |
Put
problems on paper, put the paper in a draw, close the draw and leave the
problems and stresses there. Each week, clear out the draw of all the old
slips of paper, ready for a new set. |
| Computer
programming |
Wiping
the disk of all faulty programmes. Re-programming. That they are the
one’s who are re-programming. |
| Different
parts |
Story
of a schoolboy where one part wanted to stay at school because he liked
his teacher, part who wanted to go on. He had many parts. Which part would
you like to talk to and know about? |
| Gate
control |
Unconscious
mind can interrupt the messages coming from the site of the pain. There
are many gates that the messages must pass through. Have the gates closed
to prevent the message passing through. |
|
Lake
|
Standing
on the lakeshore. Where you stand is dreary and depressing, the water is
rough and treacherous. Other side is calm, bright, people enjoying
themselves. You must cross the lake. Things will impede your progress, but
you overcome all. |
| Memory
bank |
Must
put facts into your memory bank. You go into a bank to withdraw money, you
fill out withdrawal slip. |
| Mexican
Food |
Eating
hot chilli. Burning hot, eyes watering, etc. Can’t imagine anyone eating
hot chilli, can’t taste anything. Then lived in
Mexico
for some time, got used to it, got used to the pain, the stinging, etc. |
| Moving
house |
Giving
up known for unknown. Leaving past for future. Getting rid of old outdated
things. |
| Pain |
Synapses
where pain has to jump the gap. Can spread the gap so the sparks can’t
jump the gap. |
| Penicillin |
Things
should not be taken at their face value. Mould growing on plate killed off
the bacteria. Gave rise to penicillin. |
| Pressure
cooker |
Ever
seen a pressure cooker? Steam builds up creating great pressure. But
pressure must be released, which is why we hear the hiss. If not,
something will burst. Important to release the pressure. |
| Prominent
tree |
Grows
from seed. Roots into the ground, branches up to the sky. Nutrient both
from the ground and from the sun. Strong and can withstand all storms.
Learning to bend in the wind so as not to break. |
| Pygmalion |
In
mythology Pygmalion was sculpture on
Cyprus
. Could not find a woman to equal his expectations. Overcritical and found
fault in all women. Built statue of the perfect woman. But could not find
real-life counterpart. Prayed to Aphrodite to find a woman of perfection.
She knew this was not possible, so breathed life into the statue. |
| Pyramid |
Pyramid
has single chamber housing all their treasure. Must topple the black
statue to get at their treasure. Can take only what they need at any given
moment of time. |
| Runner
off the block |
Must
learn to use the starting blocks properly. Important to come out of the
starting block faster. |
| Scab |
We’ve
all cut or scraped ourselves. A scab forms. Makes us feel self-conscious.
May be painful and scab a reminder. Most of us get scars as we grow up.
But then the scars heal, the scab falls off, and we no longer feel the
pain or hurt. |
| Setting
broken bone |
Work
like setting a broken bone. Doctor doesn’t want to cause pain but must
set the bone otherwise the pain will continue and possible person become
disabled. |
| Sickness
(flu) |
Remember
when you got the flu, how bad you felt. But then you got over it. Before
long forgot completely how bad it was. Now it doesn’t influence you at
all. |
| Sky
diving |
Making
a star requires teamwork. Must connect. Takes discipline and co-operation.
Star is skydivers’ favourite design. Constant practice. When not right
immediately go back and try again. When the star is right, they all share
in the satisfaction. |
| Snowball |
On
snow-capped mountain looking down into valley, a place you have been
trying to reach. All obstacles are what stand between you and your goals.
Pick up a ball of snow. Lacks firmness and strength. Pack more snow,
making it firm. Go over to steep incline and roll the ball down. Straight
at obstacles. Ball grows in size, soon crushing everything in its path.
Your way is now clear. |
| Symphony
metaphor |
Like
to think of the body as an orchestra. Symphony orchestra makes beautiful
music but made up of many parts. [Include aspects of harmony and discord,
orchestrating, rehearsal, co-operation, importance of different parts,
balance, tune, not in tune, fine tuning, practice, tempo, etc.] |
| Turn
off the light |
In
house with many rooms. Find room that contains unpleasant feeling that
experiencing now. Turn off the light in the room and tiptoe out. Lock the
door behind you so those feelings don’t bother you any more. |
| Ugly
duckling |
Story
of the ugly duckling. Used to discuss transformation, growth and change. |
