MSS #076: 🎥 Rewrite Your Mental Script: From Drama to Blockbuster

MSS #076: Rewrite Your Mental Script: From Drama to Blockbuster

26 June, 2024

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Imagine you are watching a movie, but the movie is in your mind.

You are the director, the producer and the star.

Sometimes, you get stuck in a scene that makes you feel bad.

Maybe it’s something that happened in the past, or something you fear will happen in the future.

You replay it over and over, adding more drama and meaning to it.

But what if you could change the scene?

What if you could make it more fun, more exciting, more positive?

That’s what I want to share with you today.

Is it real?

Too often we can find our minds trapped in re-runs of mini movies of past events of future fears, causing an endless loop of discomfort.

Because the unconscious part of the mind does not tell the difference between real and imagined – the impact of the re-runs is tangible.

Today, we explore the transformative power of tinkering with these re-runs which can lead us to a state of mental tranquillity.

Doubting the unconscious mind reacts the same to real or imagined events?

Explain why when you watch a film you get emotional (unconscious part of the mind; you know it’s a film don’t you (conscious part of the mind)?

Think about how you can get terrified or your heart rate raises with a dream (unconscious part of the mind; yet when you wake you reassure yourself it’s not real (conscious part of the mind)?

The Cost of Stagnation

Staying stuck in distressing mini movies can be draining.

It consumes our energy, pulls us down, and affects those around us.

It leaves less space for positivity, diminishing our capacity for happiness and keeping negative thoughts in constant circulation.

It manifests in our body as stress and tension.

Examples of Mini movies

What mini movies are you stuck in that you need to change?

• It could be a past mistake (I call these learning opportunities by the way!)

• An anticipated future event

• A missed opportunity

• A moment of regret

• A decision you wish you could change

• An unexpressed emotion.

 Pick the one that has the most impact on you, or try one that is less painful to practice this technique.

Tap into your inner Spielberg

We all know the difference a good film director can make on the outcome of a film.

Just the act of choosing the most appropriate music, completely changes the perspective of the film and how we respond.

Well, the mini-movies in your head/mind come with full editing rights!

We just seldom choose to edit the mini-movie, or if we do we might dial up the parts that make us feel worse, rather than dilute them!

I am going to take you on a tour of how you can change different aspects of your unhelpful mini-movies.

Becoming a film director

Here is a simple technique to transform your troubling thoughts into empowering ones.

Now tap into your inner Spielberg, it works like this:

𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 “𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆” 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰: Add a funny, upbeat, or inspiring soundtrack.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱: Make it faster or slower, or even reverse it.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Move it to a different location, like a beach, a nightclub, a museum, a spaceship, a car park, a dance floor or the moon.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: Change their appearance, voice, clothes, or personality.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲: Turn it into a comedy, a thriller, a romance, or a sci-fi.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱: Set it in the Victorian era, with Dinosaurs!

The colour: Drain the colour out of your mini movie goes to greys or black and white and see how differently you feel now.

Choose one element of 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 movie and change the meaning.

You’ll be amazed at how different you feel when you change the story.

You’ll realise that nothing has an inherent meaning, except the one you give it.

You’ll discover that you have the power to create your own reality.

You are the film director of your mind.

And you can make it a blockbuster.🎬

Your mind is powerful - use it to make you feel better, not sad. 

“𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙖𝙙, 𝙗𝘂𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙤.” - 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦.

Remember, you are the film director of your mind. You have the power to change the scene, to change the story.

Use this power to create a reality that brings you joy and peace. Your mind is powerful - use it to make you feel better, not sad.

Keep practicing this new habit of perspective until it becomes your new automatic response.

Summary

Our mind responds the same way to real or imagined events, courtesy of the unconscious part of the mind.

Often enough we get upset by constant re-runs of past or future events.

When we change one or more of the following elements of our mini-movie reruns, we change how we feel – gain back control now.

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲

• The colour

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱

Have fun with this, what else could and will you change?

See you next week. One more thought 👇

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