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    The document uses the analogy of the mind having a "mind lid" similar to an eyelid. It suggests the mind lid can close us off to positive thoughts and possibilities, just as squinting eyes close during dust storms or the eyelid closes for rest or in response to irritation. Playing simple visualization games like mental tic-tac-toe can help open the mind lid by practicing using the imagination. With an open mind lid, we can see beyond just the present reality and consider various "what ifs" and potential futures.

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    The document uses the analogy of the mind having a "mind lid" similar to an eyelid. It suggests the mind lid can close us off to positive thoughts and possibilities, just as squinting eyes close during dust storms or the eyelid closes for rest or in response to irritation. Playing simple visualization games like mental tic-tac-toe can help open the mind lid by practicing using the imagination. With an open mind lid, we can see beyond just the present reality and consider various "what ifs" and potential futures.

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    The document uses the analogy of the mind having a "mind lid" similar to an eyelid. It suggests the mind lid can close us off to positive thoughts and possibilities, just as squinting eyes close during dust storms or the eyelid closes for rest or in response to irritation. Playing simple visualization games like mental tic-tac-toe can help open the mind lid by practicing using the imagination. With an open mind lid, we can see beyond just the present reality and consider various "what ifs" and potential futures.

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    The document uses the analogy of the mind having a "mind lid" similar to an eyelid. It suggests the mind lid can close us off to positive thoughts and possibilities, just as squinting eyes close during dust storms or the eyelid closes for rest or in response to irritation. Playing simple visualization games like mental tic-tac-toe can help open the mind lid by practicing using the imagination. With an open mind lid, we can see beyond just the present reality and consider various "what ifs" and potential futures.

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    If the Mind Were Like an Eye...

    Look at the mind as though it were an


    eye.

    It sees things just as an eye does, with


    one big difference...

    The eye sees things that are, the mind


    sees things that are, that were, that
    could be.

    The eyes see the actuality; The


    mind, however, sees the actuality
    as well as the fantasy.
    The mind can redecorate a room in an
    instant. For the eye to do the same
    thing the furniture would have to be
    moved from place to place.
    The eye looks at a sheet of paper and
    sees a blank. The trained mind sees a
    formula, a landscape, a story, a face,
    and more.
    The eye sees what is. The mind sees
    what could be.
    The eye has a covering. It’s called an
    eyelid. It closes off experience from
    the eye when the eye requires rest.
    When the eyelid is closed, one cannot
    see the things that are.
    The mind also has a lid—what might
    be called a mind-lid. When the mind-
    lid is closed, one cannot see the things
    that could be.
    Everyone knows how to operate the
    eyelid, it’s automatic. It closes with
    irritation, and for sleep. To some
    degree the mind-lid is also automatic.
    The mind-lid closes with shock, fear,
    anxiety, depression, drugs, stimulants,
    depressants.
    Some people have a mind-lid that
    closes because of negativity.
    They look for things that are wrong
    and are unaware of things that are
    right because their mind-lid closes to
    things that are positive only opening to
    the negative.
    Positive things irritate them and so the
    lid closes - automatically.
    Negative people see only the negatives
    because the positives are closed to
    them.
    For the most part they themselves are
    unaware of their attitudes thinking that
    everyone else is wrong, as indeed they
    are from their point of view.
    After all if you are in a dust storm
    you’re going to squint a lot. But
    someone wearing protective goggles
    can walk around with their eyes open.
    The mind’s protective goggles are
    positive thoughts, attitudes, and
    outlooks.
    So if you see someone's mind
    squinting, or with an attitude that is
    beyond your thinking—it’s probably
    because they have a closed mind-lid.

    It’s easy to open an eyelid, we do it


    all the time. But how do you go
    about opening a closed mind-lid?
    Ah! That is one of the keys to success.
    And it is one of the things that we are
    now focusing on.
    When you daydream your mind-lid is
    wide open. When you are dreaming,
    your mind-lid is wide open.
    When you visualize, your mind-lid is
    open to the degree of concentration
    and attention to the imagery.

    Open your mind-lid by playing Tic


    Tac Toe...
    One simple method of attending to this
    is a simple game. It’s mental tic tac
    toe.
    The top three squares are 1, 2, and 3;
    the mid squares are 4, 5, 6; and the
    lower three squares are 6, 7, 8. So that
    when playing, the first player, Tom,
    may say, 5. Tom now has the center
    square, the number 5 being right in the
    center.
    The other player, Jerry, counters with
    “Three.” Jerry has chosen the upper
    right square. Tom says “One.” Jerry
    should see that because Tom has
    squares 1 and 5, that 9 will give
    Tom a win, and so Jerry counters by
    saying “Nine,” thereby depriving Jerry
    of a win.
    A simple game, but it does unlock the
    lid.
    When a player can see the game with
    his mind's 'eye' alone, then the first
    step has been taken.
    For serious tic tac toe players the next
    step is three level tic tac toe where you
    have a-1, b-1, and c-1, which would be
    a straight vertical win. Good mental
    exercise.
    For creative thought it is essential to
    open the mindlid. Mental tic tac toe,
    can be a first step for those who have a
    problem visualizing.
    It also helps when the numbers are
    repeated sub-vocally. You speak the
    thing mentally and this forces out the
    imagery.
    The metaphoric mind-lid opens the
    use of the right brain hemisphere.
    As soon as you imagine the shade
    rolling up, the drape pulling apart, or
    the curtain rising; all representations
    of the mind-lid, you are using it.
    And when you do, you are also using
    your right brain hemisphere.

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