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I had missed my court date for a DUI because I never received anything in the mail telling me when it was. The police then showed up at my home and when I answered the door they showed me a capias and then immediately entered my home without permission or a search warrant and arrested me. Are they allowed to do this?
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12 officers broke open my home and searched it CLAIMING to have a "Capias" for me, (Who was not there) however they Never provided any proof of it to My Husband, who they slammed up against the wall and choked as SGT Bob Keifer of Sarasota County Sheriff Department yelled at him "I don't have to show you anything" We need a Lawyer or Lawyers who are willing to take on Sarasota County. There is no way what they committed is or was legal. They also Searched our Home, that they broke in to and Seized Property from our home and charged my Husband with 26 Charges. Know anyone who can help us with this down our way?
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In hindsight, it was inevitable that things would end this way. Everything had slipped away, fallen apart. All the carefully laid plans, the flowing charts of probabilities, of causes and effects, were all meaningless now. The lab lay in ruins somewhere, my colleagues were either dead, on the run, or like me, held somewhere within this prison I call home. We'd had such high hopes, we had been working for a higher purpose, a noble one, but naive as we were, we didn't realise that our work could be twisted into something monsterous and obscene. We hadn't realised that we had created a holy grail for murderers, thieves and tyrants. We hadn't realised.
Oh hindsight, such a bitter fruit it bears, as if the circumstances following the events of the last few years hadn't been enough to leave a bad taste in my mouth. However, it does afford me the ability to write about the events with a new, more enlightened perspective. If you had asked me back then what would be occurring now, I'd have predicted a utopia, a new era of understanding and progress. The idea seems ludicrous now. Hmm, that bitter taste again.
Before I was perhaps a little harsh in describing my home as a prison. It is a prison in all but name, but I am at least here of my own volition. I can't leave, for my own safety they say. I believe them. I'm working on another one, perhaps two of them will cancel each other out. We hadn't envisioned the need for two so we had never explored the consequences of making another one while the other one was still active. Of course, I don't have access to my old research notes or lab equipment, nor the minds of my colleagues to tap for assistance. But I know I can do it, I have the knowledge up here in my brain somewhere. With what happened, how could I forget what we had done?
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I am just a whisper, spoken in an ear.
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While Beth was occupying herself in the shower, Lawrence got dressed and made his way to Abigail's former residence. The body, much to the chagrin of Donnelly's team, had been moved, so all they had to look for was other forensic evidence. But there didn't seem to be any. The killer, whoever he or she was, had obviously been very meticulous in their calculations. There was no doubt that the body had been moved from the site of the killing. Faint, small droplets of blood adorned the staircase, and although too small to be seen by the human eye amongst the many fibres of the carpet, they were picked up a treat by the scanners. These same drops of blood were found at the foot of the stairs and on the path outside. They suddenly stopped at a dark corner of the garden, close to the shed. So this was where the dreadful deed had been done! Lawrence tried to imagine the fear and sheer terror going through this girl in the moments before her death. He couldn't. This seemed like a hopeless case. And if the criminology department were anything to go by, this was part of a serial killing. However, he had searched all the police records of serial homicides, and had found nothing even remotely fitting the description of this case. So, thought Lawrence, I have to consider the possibility that poor Abigail is the first victim of a killing spree.
But he couldn't jump to conclusions - this could be just a plain common-or-garden murder. In any case, whether this was a singular occurrence, or part of something much bigger, all Abigail's parents wanted was justice. And if the team didn't get their act together, they would be eternally waiting, and it was quite plausible that many other would be too.
Lawrence preferred cases like this. 'Liked' was the wrong word; only a complete sadist could enjoy a murder. Although sometimes it was hard to see any remorse in the eyes of those in the dock, Lawrence knew it was there. He tried not to think about it until after sentence was passed. It was easier to convict a man was a cold-blooded killer, that one considered a victim of society. Whenever another case like this came up, Lawrence switched on his analytical brain,, and left all traces of sentiment behind. He guessed this was why this particular case was proving such a challenge - the situation with Beth made it difficult to distinguish between good and bad. This, he decided, was his problem. Normally he would have been able to solve this in a heartbeat. 'Perhaps I'm just becoming a forgetful old fool' he sighed. At that moment, (although he hated to admit it) he could have sworn he heard the wind whistle the answer: 'Don't give up yet'.
That afternoon, Donnelly thought the team's time would be best spent in the local archives. It was clear that they would make no headway with Abigail's more pressing matter without at least partially solving the mystery of the monks. But this was proving much harder than it looked. The archives were sparsely populated as it was, without the team having such a patchy knowledge of their subject. An ancient curator sat behind a desk covered in dust. Lawrence was surprised to find that he did not even have a computer. When he made his request for any books about the history of the monastery, the old man looked at him blankly for a moment, then directed him to a small, almost empty shelf on his right.
'Third book from the left.' he said in a monotone croaky voice. He did not smile.
'Thank you...Geoff.' Lawrence said, reading the curator's name tag. He tried to smile, but Geoff only grimaced back.
'Miserable old sod...' said Lawrence to himself. Geoff looked up sharply, and Lawrence sneered as he turned around, 'What'r you going to do to me, old man?' But who was he to judge the old? He was no spring chicken. He had to stop thinking like this. It would be just his luck if he ended up as a bitter, ugly character like Geoff. Just his bloody luck.
He found the shelf, and the book, and settled down in a corner. Various members of the Kent Police and his own squad were dotted around the damp, dark room. O'Connor was snickering at what seemed to be a book titled 'The Medieval Church and it's Power'. Lawrence knew what was concealed underneath however. Some form of comic magazine, no doubt. That man had a child's mind. The Inspector did not waste his time on such trivial things. Comics were for children and simple minded police officers as far as he was concerned.
He looked down at the large, hardback book on his lap. The title read 'A History of St Sebastian's'. Well, he thought, at least the first page is encouraging. The joy, however, was shortlived, when he got past the cover. The text was small, and even thought Lawrence had fairly decent eyesight. he found it hard to read. It was double columned, and the paper was of that thin type that old publishers always seemed to favour. Lawrence tried desperately to find a word or phrase of interest, but there was nothing. He skimmed past 'The Problems of Building St Sebastian's' and 'St Sebastian's during the Norman Conquest'. Finally, he found something that could be of use. 'Superstition and Curses'.
'Oi, O'Connor!' he shouted, 'Come over here a minute, will you?'
'I'm on my way Inspector!' Timothy yelled back. He hadn't gone but a few steps when Geoff emerged from his drunken-like stupor and snapped,
'Will you be quiet?!? Some of us have work to do!'
'Shut up gramps...' grumbled O'Connor. He turned to Lawrence: 'He's a right arsehole, isn't he?'
'Yes, yes...' hurried Lawrence, 'He is, but just look at this a minute. I think this is the answer to all our problems.'
'What, really? Y'mean it'll pay my rent?'
'You numpty, of course not! I mean, our problems with the monks! I Think I've found the key to all of this. And it's all inside these pages!'
The two officers flipped through the pages of the ancient book. All the words were a blur, full of phrases Lawrence had never seen before. Hocus pocus and abracadabra were of no use to him. He had always thought these were words of children's fairytales - but it turns out that medieval people actually thought the phrases held magical powers. How times change, he thought.
Finally they found a page of interest. There was a diagram of sorts. It reminded Lawrence of a crude Vivitruvian Man. A figure was drawn in vague stick form, spread out, with a circle drawn around the body. The real thing that stood out was the almost surgical instrument that was drawn in great detail next to it. The caption read:
'The Knife of Jerusalem is intertwined with St Sebastian's immensely. It is unclear whether the knife is fictional or not, but legend tells that when the object is used in sacrifice by its rightful owner, Doomsday will happen. There have been several attempts to find the legendary knife, the most recently in 1897. Needless to say, all of these expeditions have been unsuccessful. Academics have speculated that nobody actually wants to discover the knife, because of the threat around it. This 'threat' and the promise of Judgment Day is know in theological circles as "The Angel's Curse" '
'You see,' Lawrence said, 'What we're dealing with is obviously a modern-day fanatical. This person, whoever they may be, seriously believes they can make the world end!'
'But what I don't understand, Inspector, is why they would bother writing the obviously fake curse, before proceeding to commit the murder. It makes no sense.' Sergeant O'Connor shook his head in an uncharacteristically grim fashion, 'It's almost as if this murderer wants to get caught. They've given us so many clues, it's unreal!'
'Yet we still can't catch them. It's not stupidity if that's what you mean. This person whom from my profiling is most probably a man, is very intelligent. He's playing us; stringing us along. He's set up these two different lines of enquiry, for no other purpose than to confuse us. This is a man who knows how we work, and how best to get away with his hideous crimes. Therefore it is logical to start the investigation from the inside. It is quite clear that none of our officers could have been responsible, for purely logistical reasons. But perhaps the Kent squad? They knew about this before anyone else, didn't they? It would be easy for one of them to start us off on the wrong trail.' Lawrence's eyes blazed with excitement.
'Excuse me, but if I could interrupt, Sir,' said O'Connor delicately, 'But that is a pretty serious accusation. I think you should talk to Donnelly before you start questioning out English colleagues. I don't think he'll take to it, to be honest. It's one thing to not rule anything out - but it's quite another to accuse one of another force for no apparent reason.'
'I suppose you're right,' sighed Lawrence, 'But I don't think I could bear it if this ...bastard got away with stealing another life away. That's all he is; a thief. A common petty thief.' He spat on the ground, not caring about Geoff's disapproving looks from across the dark room, 'That's what I think about this whole business. So I don't care if Donnelly thinks my methods are rash, if they help me catch Abigail's murderer. And I think her family would agree with me.'
The Inspector stood up defiantly, with what O'Connor recognised as his 'determined face' on. He snapped the book shut, with the sound of old binding glue breaking. He felt a few pages give way and fall to the ground. Lawrence hastily picked them up, praying that Geoff hadn't seen. But it was hopeless. Try as he might, Lawrence could not escape the deeply disapproving and unhelpful glare of the curator. He smiled back sheepishly, but it was no use. The old man cleared his ancient throat and shouted at the top of his voice,
'Hey you! Yes you! How dare you damage this property! That book's a first edition - any serious collector would pay hundreds for it! And you broke it! You'll have to pay, you know!'
'Fine, fine - I'll pay!' Lawrence said irritably, 'How much do you want for it?'
'Oh, the value of that book is immeasurable. However, I'm willing to sell the damaged copy for £250.'
Lawrence blinked in disbelief. 'Make it £150, and you've got yourself a deal.'
'Oh alright then,' said the curator, equally surprised that the Inspector had agreed to actually buy the book, 'But if I ever see your face in here again, I'll have you removed by security. Do you understand?'
'Perfectly,' Lawrence said whilst inserting his VISA card into the machine. £150 was a lot of money, especially with the extortionate exchange rate, but it didn't matter. It would be useful for the investigation, and he could claim the money back when they arrived in Dublin. He picked up his purchase, and with Timothy at his side like a faithful spaniel, left the gloomy building for the bright sunlight of the monastery grounds.


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As first days of a holiday go, it was a little bizarre. The tour guide was standing in front of me on the beach with a latex glove on one hand and a tub of Vaseline in the other. It was my turn to be 'done', apparently. Around me, my fellow holidaymakers, wearing ridiculous Day-Glo rubber hats, shuffled and stretched nervously on the golden sand. Fully greased up, I was put into one of three teams so that the games could commence.
Club 18-30? Alas, no. I never thought I'd say this, but ritual sangria-fuelled humiliation at the hands of a spotty 21-year-old rep from Wigan would have been infinitely preferable to the abominable feat I would shortly have to perform: to dive into the freezing cold Atlantic in a pair of Speedos and swim, through the chops and the swells and the currents, to an island, some 3km hence, that I could just about make out on the horizon. A perfectly good ferry made the crossing regularly, but before I could suggest this to the group, they had gone, a flotilla of orange and yellow lightbulbs and thrashing arms and legs. I was on St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly with Swimtrek, a new company that does exactly what it says on the tin: wherever there's a suitable archipelago, they organise island-hopping the wet way followed by a trek across land to the next bit of water. Our mission was to circumnavigate the Scillies in three days and end up back at St Mary's. Full circle. I couldn't help thinking what an appropriately named place Swimtrek had chosen for their first UK trip.
Before we set off, I asked Margy Sullivan, 46, a fellow Swimtrekker and a veteran of Channel-relay swimming, what it was about swimming long distances in the sea, as opposed to, say, the 70-degree comfort of a heated pool, that she found so alluring. 'In open water, on the edge of bitingly cold, it's just about you and the elements,' she said. 'The sea can never be taken for granted. That risk is what we tend to lack in modern life.'
With the word 'risk' ringing in my ears, I gingerly lowered myself into Crow Sound. I had been warned by the experienced swimmers that my mind would send me conflicting messages on entering the freezing water. It didn't. It said get out. Now. But it was too late. I was determined to get to St Martin's by hook or by crook or by front crawl.
After five of the longest minutes of my life, my body adjusted to the water temperature and I relaxed into my stroke. My designated swimming partner, Naomi Branston, 32, a lawyer from south London, was alongside and we began to perform the rhythmic swimming dance that Margy had described to me earlier. 'With the perfect partner, there's companionship, a glance, a smile of encouragement, the rhythm of each other's stroke, gliding together as one,' she'd said. 'It's a very sensual experience, romantic, even.'
I had been on more romantic first dates, but I was beginning to see what Margy meant. Out there, you are exposed, vulnerable, unable to talk, surrounded by people, but utterly alone with your thoughts. Flying above the kelp forests, the pellucid water the quality of cut glass, the cadence of one's breath providing the only soundtrack, it was an almost transcendent, meditative experience.
I was snapped out of my mental abstractions by a shower of water bottles plummeting into the sea like diving birds. Simon Murie, 32, the founder of Swimtrek, and his business partner John Coningham-Rolls, 40, were flinging us isotonic drinks from the safety boat and the kayak that accompany all swims. A feed is essential every 20 minutes to replace body salts lost in the exertions and to keep our core temperatures up. The drink was warm and salty. Any other appropriate adjectives have no place in a family newspaper.
On we swam. We had now been in the water for an hour and the quay at St Martin's was agonisingly close. But this was not the only agony. I had developed a hideous cramp in my left leg which I now trailed inertly behind me. On and on, stroke after stroke until, finally, I reached the steps. It was by some way the furthest I had ever swum before. I was euphoric, sporting the kind of idiotic grin that is usually only attained with pharmacological assistance.
On the quay a crowd had gathered, a mixture of trippers waiting for the ferry and locals who had found out about our exploits on a Radio Cornwall show and had popped along to check that their hearing was not failing them. Simon provided hot tea and explained how vital it was to wrap up quickly on exiting the water, preferably with three or four layers of clothing and a thick woolly hat to stem the heat lost through the head.
As I stumbled around, my body no longer swimming but my inner ear still out there on the swells, I had all the grace and dexterity of a man trying to get dressed after being hit on the head with a large mallet. And so we set off to hike the few kilometres across St Martin's, a rag tag party of 10, layered up like bag ladies in January, saluting the crowd dressed like holidaymakers in July. As we walked along the trails, surrounded by red hot pokers, vivid blue and white agapanthus and gigantic fuchsias that grow wild like weeds in the Scillies' temperate climate, I asked Simon what inspired him to set up Swimtrek. 'I have always loved swimming, and would spend my holidays in Greece swimming between islands,' said the Australian former mining engi neer with a 14-hour solo Channel crossing under his Speedos. 'I wanted other people to be able to experience that, but in complete safety. Although most of the party this week are hardcore swimmers, my main aim is to tempt people who usually just swim at the gym to give it a go.'
Marcello Del Bono, 38, an IT manager from Milan, started open-water swimming when he stopped smoking. But what had inspired him to swim in the cold Atlantic? 'When I book,' he replied, in broken English, 'I think the Scillies are in Greek islands.'
Before long we were at the water's edge again. It was a wrench to remove my warm, dry clothes and get back into the cold, cold water, but it was remarkable how quickly my body, once more, became acclimatised to the sea's freezing embrace. A short dash across the channel to Tean, a scramble over its craggy features, then a longer swim of around a mile to Tresco. Day one completed: three miles of swimming, a mud-pack like carapace of salt over my body that crackled when I walked and a tongue, swollen by exposure to the sea, that felt three sizes too big for my mouth. That night I slept the sleep usually only conferred by a general anaesthetic.
The weather forecast on day two was appalling. Cold force 5 to 7 winds blowing from the south- west, heavy rain, big swells, strong tides. I was all set for a day of playing Scrabble and picking-the-salt-out-of-the-orifices, but the group was set on another game, which I was convinced would include drowning and hypothermia as booby prizes. The swimming would go on, but my convictions would prove to be strangely prescient.
On the crossing by boat to Tresco, where we would pick up on our Scilly circumnavigation, I asked Margy about the great divide among open-water swimmers, between the wet suit-wearers and those who'd rather glory in the sensuality of swimming in their own skin. 'I've only swum in a wet suit once and I hated it,' she said. 'I was warm and I couldn't even feel the water.'
'The best feeling is to swim naked. I've done that lots!' Mark Sawyer, a 34-year-old merchant banker, agreed. 'There's nothing in the world better than cold water against your skin. I feel completely alive when I get out,' he said. 'I love the big swells, feeling naked and vulnerable. Wearing a wet suit makes you feel protected somehow. It debases the experience.'
From Tresco we set off from the foot of Cromwell's Castle and swam around Hangman Island, where a set of gallows stands, a grizzly reminder of the fate of the last royalists as they ran out of places to hide in England. As we headed towards the beach on Bryher, we swam over submerged Iron Age boundary walls and then through a dense mass of seaweed, the thin, long tentacles wrapping themselves around me; it felt like I was flailing around in a huge bowl of spaghetti. Scrambling up the rocks, oystercatchers darted around, angrily warning us away.
On the 1.5 mile swim between Bryher and Samson I swam past a yacht at an isolated anchor in the middle of the channel. On deck, a couple in chinos and nautical sweaters were enjoying a glass of Pimms. As I turned to swim around their bow, I headed straight into the current. For the next 10 minutes I swam but didn't get anywhere. The couple employed the ignore-him-and-he'll-go-away tactic. But the presence of a large creature in an orange hat and a racing tide meant that ignoring me was tricky and my going away even trickier. Not a single word was exchanged.
We lined up on the south shore of Samson to begin our longest swim of the trip. This was the crossing that I had been fearing the most. Nearly four kilometres across the depths of The Road to St Agnes. Fearfully exposed. To the west, Bishop's Rock lighthouse, the last lightbulb in England, and beyond that the vast emptiness of the Atlantic.
We applied extra Vaseline to our 'chafing points', the bits where your arms brush your face and cause painful friction burns, and then we set off. Naomi and I were joined by 40-year-old architect Rob Pearce and we soon got into a good steady rhythm. After an hour we were in the middle of The Road. The wind had picked up to a force 5 which meant that breathing to windward resulted in a face full of wave. The tide had also turned, and I could feel the force of the water negating every stroke I made. And I was feeling seasick. After another 30 minutes I signalled to John in the kayak that I was ready to get out. I had reached my limits and St Agnes seemed to be getting further away. I felt a sense of failure as the pilot boat came to pluck me out of the water. Despite Simon's earlier reassurances that this was a holiday and not an endurance test, and that swimmers should hop on and off the boat when they felt like it, I had desperately wanted to complete the circle.
On board, there was a full-blown medical emergency. Lying in the cabin was one of the female swimmers, Kathryn MacDermott, 40, wrapped in layers of clothing and cocooned in a thermal bag, unconscious with hypothermia.
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On the final morning the weather had deteriorated even further and Simon reluctantly had to cancel the swim across St Mary's Sound that would have taken us back to where we started.
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NLP techniques provide clients with the tools to overcome certain life obstacles. NLP is, in short, a way of helping people help themselves to reach a state of excellence, happiness and peace of mind.
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What does 'NLP' mean exactly?
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All of our experience is gained from the neurological processes that govern our five senses: taste, touch, smell, sight and sound.
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The history of NLP
NLP was first developed in 1972 by two men: John Grinder, the then Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, and Richard Bandler, an undergraduate psychology student studying at the same campus. Together, they analysed the work of three ground-breaking therapists:
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- Virginia Satir - the therapist widely regarded as the 'Mother of Family Therapy'.
- Milton Erickson - a world famous hypnotherapist.
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Bandler and Grinder examined hours and hours of footage and audio of these three notable therapists in an attempt to unravel the secrets behind their perceived excellence. Why did these three individuals stand out among other 'self-help gurus'? What was the 'special touch' that gave them the ability to turn peoples' lives around so spectacularly?
One patient described Perls' technique as nothing short of sorcery. He wrote:
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Could this 'magic' be learnt?
Bandler and Grinder wanted to identify the technique behind this so-called 'magic' in order to extract it and use it to build a model that others could learn and apply to their own lives. These observations were developed and recorded by Bandler and Grinder across four books between 1975 and 1977:
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The academics' work was later enhanced by British anthropologist Gregory Bateson, who is famous for developing the concept of cybernetics in therapy. 'Cybernetics' is the study of communication and control processes in both mechanical and biological systems. In particular it explores the similarities between the two. How does the 'mind' of a computer compare to the mind of a human? Bateson drove Bandler and Grinder's project towards the 'programming' element of NLP - the idea that we could consciously teach (or programme) our own brains for a particular purpose; in this case, to reach a state of excellence.
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Since its conception in the 70s, NLP techniques have grown hugely in popularity across the world. There are now over 1000 books published on the subject of NLP, and approximately 20,000 people undertake training in NLP every year.
Many hypnotherapists listed on Hypnotherapy Directory are trained in NLP. To search for one, simply type 'NLP' into the grey 'search entire site' box at the top of this page.
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NLP is a form of programming, or more accurately - a form of reprogramming. We usually associate the term 'programming' with computers, or other man-made devices such as washing machines or central heating systems. The reason we can programme these machines so easily is, quite simply, because we designed them that way. For example, all central heatingpro systems are fitted with a little panel of buttons, so people living in a building can adjust the temperature according to how hot or cold they feel. Similarly, all washing machines have adjustable settings so users can specify cycle lengths or intensities depending on the nature of the clothes they want to wash.
The human brain is not man-made, and as such, does not come with a nicely designed control panel. The brain is in fact the product of three billion years worth of trial and error (otherwise known as evolution), having grown from a cluster of simple cells, into a hugely complex network made up of billions of neurons that each make around a million connections in every one second of human life. We are a very long way from understanding the full complexity of the brain - so, considering this lack of understanding - how is it really possible to reprogramme our own brains? First of all, we need to understand how programming works.
From programming a computer to programming a brain
Billions of people across the world either own or have access to computer technology. Today we rely on computers for everything from driving our cars to staying in touch with loved ones. But how many of us really understand what's going on behind all the flashing lights and swanky interfaces?
Computers are controlled via something known as 'source code', which is essentially a list of commands, or instructions that a computer follows. The source code is a kind of language, commonly referred to as programming language, consisting of symbols and words that a computer associates with different commands. To adjust what a computer does, a programmer will change the source code. The computer will then adapt to these new commands and change its 'behaviour' (the processes it carries out). If we can control a computer's processes by adjusting its source code (its language), could it then be possible to control some of the brain's processes by following a similar rule?
How to reprogramme a brain
The notion of 'reprograming' your brain has nothing to do with changing your beliefs, values or the fundamental person you think you are. It is about understanding that these are not 'truths' - they are personal to you and they can be changed. To reach our true potential, we need to gain greater understandings of how our behaviour affects the outcome of certain things, and how in turn our behaviour is determined by the people we are. The 'person you are' is essentially an amalgamation of all of your past experiences, which have essentially programmed you to behave the way you do.
So before we look at how to reprogramme a brain, we must first look at how our brains are already programmed.
How are our brains programmed?
Bandler and Grinder argued that the way we see the world, and the way we respond to those experiences (our behaviour) is dependent on a complex set of filters. These so called filters are, in essence, the programming language, or source code, of our brains.
To understand this idea, it is first crucial to understand that there is a fundamental difference between the world itself, and how each person perceives it. This is otherwise known as subjectivity - the idea that experience and perception differs from person to person.
NLP filters
Bandler and Grinder identified three main NLP filters through which we experience the world:
- Neurological Constraints.
- Social Constraints.
- Individual Constraints.
1. Neurological constraints
How do we experience the 'outside world'?
The neurological system
The neurological system is more commonly known as the nervous system and is, in effect, the body's porthole to the external world. The nervous system controls and coordinates our five senses: sight, touch, smell, sound and taste, via hundreds of billions of neurons (messenger cells) that pass signals through the body. Imagine not being able to see, hear, taste, smell or feel - how would you be able to experience anything of the world at all?
How does the nervous system work?
As an example, think back to a medical appointment when a doctor or nurse might have tapped your knee with a reflex hammer. Do you remember what happened?
Providing you had a healthy nervous system, at the point of contact with the hammer, the receptor cells in your knee would have registered a stimulus. This stimulus, or message, would have been passed through a synapse (which is the junction, or meeting point between two cells) to a sensory neuron. The sensory neuron would then have carried this message to the spinal cord before being transferred to a motorneuron. The motorneuron's job is to transport the stimulus back to the muscles around the knee, which would then have contracted, causing your leg to jerk or kick out sporadically. Of course, all of this would have happened in a fraction of a second. Reactions like this are happening all over our body at every moment- whether we are sitting at a desk at the office or sleeping at night. Whether we are conscious or not, the nervous system is constantly reacting to environmental stimuli.
Do our bodies react to everything?
Our nervous systems allow us to register environmental changes constantly - but do our bodies really register everything they encounter? This, according to Bandler and Grinder, is the idea behind the first 'NLP filter' between the world, and our experience of the world.
Scientists have, over the years, developed instruments to measure the physical world in ways even our bodies are not capable of. Such instruments include:
- pressure gauges
- oscilloscopes
- Gieger counters
- alpha wave detectors.
These instruments translate undetectable phenomena into measurements we can understand. For instance - we cannot sense alpha waves with our bodies, but we can use sight to register alpha waves when they are translated onto paper.
The nervous system cannot physically pick up on everything that exists in the Universe. This means that, already, our perception of the world is constrained by the physical limits of our own bodies.
2. Social constraints
Once certain signals have been processed and translated by our nervous systems, they are then filtered yet again by what Bandler and Grinder called 'social constraints' (our own interpretations of neurological information).
Language is, according to Bandler and Grinder, the most important and influential social constraint.
How do we interpret, express and communicate our experiences? What bearing does language have over our thoughts and ideas about the world? Bandler and Grinder were fascinated by the connection between language and experience- predominantly by the extent to which language could limit or enhance our experiences.
E.g. Imagine you work for a company that isn't doing very well. Your boss is giving you and your team a talk, saying things like:
- 'who's fault is it?'
- 'why do we have this problem?'
- 'we have failed'.
Bandler and Grinder believed this negative language would have a negative effect on the outcome of the situation. A more effective approach would be to ask questions such as:
- 'what is it we want to achieve?'
- 'what steps are we going to take to achieve our goal?'
- 'what can we learn from this experience?'
This form of language focuses on moving on from the setback, whereas the first form dwells on what went wrong and prevents the team from moving on positively. Essentially, the same issues are still being addressed - the team will still need to identify what went wrong, but instead of addressing them as 'failures', the boss is encouraging them to see the events as stepping stones towards improvement.
3. Individual constraints
The third set of filters - individual constraints - are considered the most unique of all three and include:
- past history - memories
- cultural beliefs - religion/spirituality.
Past history
Everybody's experiences are different. Even identical twins who have been bought up together will have slightly different outlooks on the world due to their individual experiences, however slight these differences may be. Our experiences shape who we are. Sometimes, our negative experiences can have long-lasting effects on our behaviour and the way we view the world.
For example, somebody who was attacked by a man with a beard as a teenager might go on to develop a fear or distrust of men with beards in the future. Although the beard had little to do with the attack itself, it can still become synonymous with the memory of being attacked, and therefore hold negative associations.
Cultural beliefs
The societies we grow up in have a profound effect on the people we become, the way we view the world and our resulting behavioural patterns. For example - many religions consider homosexuality to be wrong. These people may associate the word 'homosexuality' with negative ideas, such as 'unnatural', 'evil', or 'sin'. However, people who have never been instilled with these ideas may associate the word homosexuality with non-emotive ideas such as 'Elton John', or 'Soho'. Our cultural beliefs dramatically change the way we view the world, and the way we view the world dramatically effects the way we behave. For instance, a person instilled with ideas that homosexuality is wrong may behave differently in the presence of a homosexual person, compared with a person who is not instilled with those ideas.
Breaking our behavioural constraints
All three of the above constraints impose limits on our experiences of the world. Bandler and Grinder illustrated this idea by comparing it to a map:
A map is a representation of reality. Each person's perception of the world around them is a representation of reality. We construct 'neurological maps' according to the filters through which we see the world. There is no 'right' map, but it is possible to expand the territories and detail of our maps.
Excellence is achieved through broadening your horizons, opening your mind and breaking the limitations of your filters. Accepting that your view of the reality is one representation of many is the first step in NLP.
NLP techniques
NLP techniques focus on breaking down our assumptions and associations in order to open and expand our territories:
1. Outcome vs. problem - when faced with a challenge, do you focus on the possible problems, or do you focus on the desired outcomes? Focusing on problems is known in NLP as following the 'blame frame', which involves analysing all of the negativities in great detail and asking questions such as 'why do I have this problem?' and 'who's fault is it?' People who focus on outcomes, on the other hand, find out what it is they want to achieve, what others want, what resources they have and how they can utilize these resources to reach an outcome everyone wants.
2. How vs. why - when asking 'why' questions, all you are really doing is seeking affirmation of a problem that already exists. 'How' questions, on the other hand, get you further towards understanding the structure of a problem. For example 'why did this happen?' is limited in that it searches for blame. However, 'how did this happen to me?' searches for a cause and effect. It is far more objective and logical compared to the question 'why', which is abstract and insubstantial.
3. Feedback vs. failure - what happens if you don't manage to achieve your goal? The term 'failure' connotes 'dead-end' and negativity. Seeing 'failure' instead as a form of feedback can open up your possibilities and help you to achieve your goal the second, or third, or fourth time round. When you fail to reach a goal, you can analyse the steps you took and identify which ones to alter. This is essentially the common idea of 'learning from your mistakes'. In NLP, there is literally no such thing as 'failure'- at least, not with the associations it commonly comes with.
4. Possibilities vs. necessities - considering the possibilities in a difficult situation is more positive than considering the necessities. Possibilities open up potential, whereas necessities (thinking about what it is you have to do) are restricting and only serve to narrow potential.
5. Curiosity and fascination vs. assumptions - a big part of NLP is opening the mind to change and possibility. Assuming that we 'know' something can limit the expansion of that knowledge. You may 'know' that the world is round, but you should not assume that your knowledge is stationary. Knowledge is transitory and the more we learn, the more that knowledge changes. For example, a few hundred years ago, many people 'knew' that the world was flat.
How could NLP benefit me?
NLP techniques can be applied to all areas of life, including:
- education
- training
- sales
- marketing
- personal development
- leadership
- therapy.
NLP is a huge topic. There are thousands of books, seminars and trained coaches dedicated to teaching the subject. If you would like to explore more, you could contact a hypnotherapist who specialises in NLP.
NLP and hypnotherapy
NLP combined with hypnotherapy techniques can be a powerful tool. Hypnotherapists aim to induce a relaxed and receptive state in their patients in order to open up and access the subconscious mind. Many of the obstacles that prohibit or limit a person's experiences are deeply embedded in the subconscious By accessing the thought processes that usually remain hidden, hypnotherapists can work towards changing their patients' restrictive thought processes and make room for positive development.
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"I have long been an admirer of the Central Penn College focus on preparing students for success in their careers by offering personal attention, community partnerships and hands-on learning at an exceptional value," says Morgan. "I am honored to be a part this great organization that is such an asset to our community at large."
The governing body of Central Penn College is the board of directors. Ultimately, the board is accountable for the college's academic quality and planning, fiscal and academic integrity, assets and financial health. In addition to serving on Central Penn's board, Morgan served as board president and continues to serve as a board member for the United Methodist Stewardship Foundation and a board member for New Hope Ministries. Morgan has previously served as an advisory board member for Central Penn's accounting degree program and he also serves as an adjunct finance instructor at Messiah College.
"Brad is passionate about education," says Central Penn College President Todd A. Milano. "That passion, combined with his expertise and personal values of integrity and professionalism, will guide the college in delivering on its mission, goals and objectives-ultimately providing an education that turns students' potential into career success and prepares graduates for employment in their chosen fields."
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See vor Eigentum an einer ruhigen Landstraße mit einfachen Zugang. Das Wohnzimmer ist mit einem Kamin für die kalten Abende. Setzen Sie sich in den Speisesaal und genießen Sie die schöne Seepromenade Blick auf den Sonnenaufgang, wie Sie Ihren Kaffee am Morgen oder einen tollen Sonnenuntergang und Sterne über ein romantisches Abendessen zu haben. Sie können die Feuerstelle am See mit einem prasselnden Feuer, Braten Marshmellows zu genießen oder sogar kochen Ihren Fang des Tages auf dem Kamingrill. Sie können Groppe, Barsch, Mondfisch, Seeforelle, Hecht direkt an der Ufer Rand zu fangen. Es gibt einen nahe gelegenen öffentlichen Bootsanleger, wo Sie Ihr Boot für das Segeln zu benutzen, ziehen Sie die Kinder auf einem innertube, angeln oder einfach nur einen entspannten Tag auf dem See. Es gibt Docks an Ort und Stelle auf dem Camp mit Paddelboot und Kajak für Ihren Gebrauch zur Verfügung gestellt. Es gibt einen Golfwagen in der beheizten Garage zur Verfügung, sich der Bergweg zum Bachforellen angeln oder die Aussicht genießen. Es gibt auch einfachen Wanderwegen an die Spitze der Lyon Mountain.
Chazy Lake ist in der nördlichen Ende der Adirondack State Park in einem Tal, umgeben von Bergen. Es liegt abseits der Strecke NY 374, etwa 20 Meilen westlich von I-87 entfernt. Der See hat keine kommerziellen Einrichtungen nur saisonal und einige Jahr lang Residenzen. Während es eine ruhige, entspannende Umgebung, auch im Hochsaison im Sommer, sind Annehmlichkeiten wie Lebensmittelgeschäfte, Banken, Kirchen, Benzin usw. in der Nähe in Dannemora, ca. 15-20 Minuten Fahrt vom Hotel entfernt.
It is true, the pictures don't do the actual home justice! I was worried bringing my family over as we have never been up in this region before so we didn't know what to expect. I searched far and wide for a place where our two pups could come with us and SO glad I found this property and such accommodating owners. It was really relaxing and we had everything we needed. Plattsburgh is only a 30 minute ride to grocery stores, Starbucks and shopping. The neighbors were nice as well. We took day trips to Montreal and waterfalls nearby but being in the house, enjoying the pool, lake and scenery was really all we needed. We were pleasantly surprised and should we head up this way again we will definitely keep this property in mind! Thank you.
My family of 5 stayed at the lake house and found it to be very comfortable. Great location. Kids loved the pool my husband loved fishing and I loved boating. Great area with plenty to do. Definitely would return.
We had our family reunion this year in the Adirondacks on Chazy Lake for July 4th 2016 week. It was perfect for us and we had perfect weather. We were 6 Adults and 3 Children. We all loved the pool, the kayak, canoe, paddle boat and golf cart - these were great perks and amenities!!! Every night we built a fire by the lake in the fire grill area and enjoyed the stars! We were there for 7 days and everyday we debated whether we should leave and do an activity or just stay and enjoy the cabin. We ended up doing one day cabin, one day out. We did Lake Placid, White Face Mountain, High Falls Gorge, and the Ausable Chasm - all were received very well by everyone and I would highly recommend them. The home was comfortable and the kids loved the little cubbies in the upstairs bedroom - they slept there every night! The only feedback I would mention is that the pictures online DO NOT do the cabin justice. They are taken in the winter, they are dark and blurry, make the place look small, dark and gloomy. The cabin is nothing like this and the small cove where it's situated is absolutely beautiful! We highly recommend this cabin to any family or families looking for a peaceful and relaxing location.
Had the best time at this home on Chazy Lake! Everything was very comfortable and the pool in the deck was so inviting. Views were beautiful and we saw so many different birds, water birds, and butterflies. Fishing with worms worked out great too! The home is decorated so nicely throughout with all sorts of cool lamps, tables, etc....all with the country wildlife theme. The internet wasn't working but we decided that was actually a good thing. We hope to stay here again!
We were in the area for a wedding and found this place to be very good. Very well equipped kitchen. The grandkids were disappointed the internet wasn't working but there was so much more to do that it really wasn't a problem. They have the best neighbors, helpful about the area and things to do. Since we were there for a wedding it was located perfectly and we were able to all stay together and enjoy each other. Wish we were closer so we could return but it will definitely stay in our memories.
We enjoyed our week at Chazy Lake Getaway. It's a private setting that was perfect for relaxation and a great place for our dog. We particularly enjoyed our daily sighting of the loons, and hearing their calls day and night. It was a great base camp for paddling and hiking. We used the golf cart to get to the trailhead on Lyon Mtn. We ventured as far west as the VIC at Paul Smith's, and did some sight-seeing around Plattsburgh and Ausable Chasm. The Saranac Lake/Lake Placid area is also an easy drive. The neighbors are friendly, and the side street location was good for walking the dog.
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I went to Prompto for an oil change in May 2009, I felt grinding and asked them to check and see if anything was wrong. They told me I was leaking front-end fluid and to have it checked out ASAP.
My mechanic said the plug was loosened and then retightened off-center and that was where the leak came from. They said it was probably done during an oil change. I contacted Prompto to file a claim. They told me that the damage had started within 6 months and to check with whoever else had worked on my vehicle.
After checking all records of maintenance, no work had been done on my vehicle in more than 2 years. Prompto was the only one to work on my vehicle in that time frame. They denied responsibility. I did not keep my receipt of my last oil change, never do. They would not check their records to see if I had been there. Their accountant logs all oil changes and they would not even search the database for my vehicle. I gave them the rough time frame of when I was there last. They would not even budge.
I filed a small claims case against them for damages, but because I could not produce a receipt or the fact I called headquarters instead of the local office (a phrase at the bototm of their receipts for guaranteeing their work), I lost my case and am out $5,300. I have spent 20 years going to this location about 6-8 times a year. I will go to them no longer and go to self-run, local garages.
They made a simple mistake this time and I was okay if they just fixed their mistake, but they pretty much called me a liar and I am without a vehicle until I cough up $5,300 for their mistake. I urge everyone to be aware of this as it could happen to you just as easily. Makes you wonder how qualified the people underneath doing the oil changes are. I've heard from many auto mechanics that they are not too well trained. That's my story, hope everyone learns from it.
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A couple days after it was time for Caleb and Alex to come... would it be home or back? I mean, it's home for Caleb but for Alex...
I shook the thought from my head as Maxxie killed the car's engine outside the airport. Originally I'd been planning on sleeping in for a change, giving myself some time to prepare for Caleb. But then I realised, as much as I hate him, I actually missed the guy. So I stuck to being my usual morning person self and decided to go to the airport with Maxxie.
We stood waiting for them in the airport and Maxxie zoned out after a while. If he'd gone by himself he'd no doubt have just sat in the car waiting but I wanted to actually meet them once they got off the plane. And eventually they appeared. I only noticed because a startlingly more tanned Caleb jump hugged me. The dork had a fake moustache on and I could just tell he had a sombrero somewhere. Maxxie jumped a little when Caleb appeared and Alex laughed. Wow, Caleb didn't race ahead cause he knew I'd be here? What happened to him trying to molest me every five seconds?
"Get off, Gayleb" I said half heartedly, hugging back while Maxxie hugged Alex. The people around us must've thought we'd just been reunited with our boyfriends or something.
"I grew a moustache" Caleb said proudly and Alex smiled.
I prodded the small black moustache. "You know it's fake, right?"
Maxxie giggled and Caleb scowled.
"Yes I know it's fake. But you try growing a moustache when you're ginger" he said, kind of sulking.
Alex chuckled and put an arm round Caleb's waist. "It's alright, Caleb. We love you anyways."
"Oh yeah? Define 'we'"
He gestured at himself, Maxxie and me. "But mostly me"
Caleb grinned and Alex kissed him.
"Eww, public display" I said, resisting the urge to scrunch up my nose a little.
Maxxie kissed me and I blushed a teeny bit before kissing back, earning a hum from him.
"So much for 'eww'" Caleb smirked.
Maxxie giggled and I blushed some more, burying my head in his neck. He huggled me and I hugged back, humming.
"Shall we go, then?" Alex asked.
"Yeah, hurry it up, lovebirds" Caleb's always so polite, huh?
Maxxie took my hand and walked out with the other two. The second we reached the car, Caleb dragged me into the back with him. At least he had enough manners to let me sit behind Maxxie. Barely a few minutes into the drive back, Caleb reverted to his usual gropey self.
"Hands off my boyfriend" Maxxie scowled in the rear view.
Caleb hugged me and Maxxie rolled his eyes.
"But I missed my baby" Caleb said, licking my cheek.
Maxxie shook his head slightly and I kissed Caleb's cheek. Just a harmless "you're my best friend and I missed you" peck on the cheek but Maxxie scowled again. Caleb giggled and full on kissed me, kissing harder when we both knew Maxxie was trying to ignore it. Alex reached back, however, and sort of pushed Caleb off me.
Caleb groaned. "I was jut saying hi"
"That's what words were invented for"
"Words don't express how much I missed little Bunny" e kind of smirked and Alex laughed slightly.
"I think we can all tell how much you missed him"
"Then hush" he leant back over to kiss me again. Don't I get a say in this?
Alex sort of glanced at Maxxie, rolling his eyes with a sigh. I scrunched up my nose as Caleb pressed his lips to mine again. Maxxie didn't say anything. He stayed silent even when Caleb had finished molesting me. I kind of frowned but didn't say anything. My frown deepened when he rolled down the window nd lit a cigarette. I leant forward, stole it and threw it out the window. Someone who isn't my boyfriend can smoke it if they're desperate.
"Hey!" Maxxie scowled again.
"I was serious when I said you should quit"
"Well like I said to Cayden, find me a way to quit that doesn't piss me off and I will"
Caleb coughed. "Sexual favours"
Maxxie laughed slightly. "What's he gonna do? Rub nicotine on his dick?"
I blushed. I would've blushed at that anyway but dude, my best friend and your best friend are in the car. I'd prefer it if my dick wasn't part of the conversation.
Caleb shrugged. "Might work"
"Sure." Maxxie chuckled and smiled when he saw me still blushing. "Sorry, Bunny. Am I allowed to have my smoke in peace now?"
"You don't need one" I said, almost sighing.
"I want one, though"
"I will seriously throw each one out the window"
He pouted.
"Pout all you want"
He sighed and Caleb laughed.
"You are so his mom"
"My mum wouldn't give a shit about me smoking" Maxxie muttered.
"There's a startling difference between moms and" he giggled a teeny bit and put on an English accent, "mums"
Maxxie rolled his eyes and Caleb pouted, crossing his arms.
"Dunno why you're pouting. I'm the one not allowed to smoke in my own car"
"I stated a simple fact and you go rolling your eyes at me"
Maxxie smirked a little. "I'm a much nicer person after a cigarette. Dunno if you've noticed that at all"
"So have a smoke then, doofus"
"It'll get thrown out the window"
Caleb grinned. "Not if I'm keeping mom occupied" Oh God.
Maxxie grunted and lit up another cigarette. I leant forward to steal it again but Caleb pulled me back down, full on molesting me again. Okay, so that's an exaggeration. He molested my mouth with his mouth and my waist with his hands a little bit. That's full on molesting to me, though.
I could see Maxxie enjoying his smoke but I certainly wasn't happy. He could've at least made it back to his place before having a smoke just to prove he can go without them.
Maxxie and Alex shared the cigarette and I pushed Caleb off, crossing my arms. I really wasn't in the mood for him right now. Maxxie glanced in the mirror and sighed, making a detour to a drug store while Caleb laughed some more about me being his mom. Maxxie went off to get some nicotine patches and kind of sighed. I don't know if Caleb or Alex noticed. Maxxie came back and stuck one of the patches on before driving back to the apartment. What was the first thing I did when we got there? Went and shut myself in the bathroom for some peace and quiet.