CHANGES OF LATITUDE ----
----CHANGES OF ATTITUDE
Changes of Latitude and Attitude are Constants in our Life
The above image depicts one who steps beyond personal time trod boundaries and dares to reach into the unknowable world to experience entertainment, pastimes, practices and new ways of thinking that are beyond the same old tired path of seeing the same kind of movies, theatre, music, art and books and, thinking the same old tired way.
Are you open enough
to venture forth to seek and experience the unknowable?
What is ‘latitude’?
A dictionary or thesaurus may define or provide clarity on ‘latitude’ as
being related to freedom, on the same line, i.e. parallel, or a longitude
location either vertical or horizontal.
As you know, geographically, maps or diagrams of Earth
are lined with latitude and longitude which when interacting, are able to
provide global locations.
Latitude is horizontal and longitude is vertical.
For example, Nice in Italy shares the same latitude of 39° North with Toronto Canada.
Latitude is horizontal and longitude is vertical.
For example, Nice in Italy shares the same latitude of 39° North with Toronto Canada.
The location of the Mason Dixon line in the USA is 39.7167°N by 75.7833°W.
This was determined following
a dispute to determine the official geographic/geometric location of the Pennsylvania,
Maryland border.
The tropic of Capricorn is located at approx 23.26’14.0°”N
and the Tropic of Cancer is approx 23.26’14.0°”S and the Equator is 90°N.
As mentioned above, latitude is also related to
freedoms and those freedoms are not limited to the freedom of people physically
moving around from place to place, from various latitude and longitudes and making their
own decisions in life.
We all know that our lives can be transient. We may be born in once house, the family moving to another house, city, state
or country. Many of us are not able to
count on one hand where we have lived.
However, the mind is the same. Our minds are able to change our latitudes
and longitudes in the way we think about things such as holding the same faith,
religions, political or life opinions from the beginning of our life to the
end.
I believe that people tend to favour
the same thoughts and practices continually through life whilst not moving very
far from their standard latitude or longitudes of the mind. In other words, they often fail to change their experiences or the way they think.
Consider the following:
Below is a pictured example of our mind's latitude. Following the same lines, we live, eat, dress
and follow sports and recreational activities according to our experiences which are used after being garnered through years of adaptation from cultural and childhood practices.
As you can see, the latitudes are wavy as we remain on
the same path but holding slight variation.
The things that affect our latitudes are the various events and elements that cause us to alter our mindset and attitudes, these are the round elements that appear to be blobs. Notice one prominent factor; the lines and round elements are fuzzy. Why are they fuzzy? The fuzziness represents the confusion, disillusion or unsurity of our minds at the time.
The things that affect our latitudes are the various events and elements that cause us to alter our mindset and attitudes, these are the round elements that appear to be blobs. Notice one prominent factor; the lines and round elements are fuzzy. Why are they fuzzy? The fuzziness represents the confusion, disillusion or unsurity of our minds at the time.
This is the representation of our subconscious
lateral thoughts driven or being influenced by external stimulus.
The external stimulus may be others opinion, things we read and see and
experience in our normal sphere. This is a display of the lateral mind in action,
degrees of latitude.
Degrees of latitude all in the same place, going on and
on…rarely diverting from our mental self or cultural programmed route.
This is demonstrated by the lyrics from the song ‘Windmills of Your Mind’. from the film 'The Thomas Crown Affair.
Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, music by Michel Legrand and sung perfectly by Noel Harrison.
This is demonstrated by the lyrics from the song ‘Windmills of Your Mind’. from the film 'The Thomas Crown Affair.
Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, music by Michel Legrand and sung perfectly by Noel Harrison.
Albeit the forgoing may have been a lengthy introduction
to Changes of Latitude however it was necessary to make these highlights to
emphasise the importance of Changes of Attitude.
As discussed, our minds tend to follow a continual and
never-ending latitudinal path only altering to the external stimulus of others
thoughts, opinions and of course, our experiences. This can be limiting. Consider what happens when we step away from
the ‘…never-ending spinning wheel’ and adventure into the realms of a 3D ‘esque’ mind picture or journey through our mind as a sphere.
Allow your mind to step away from the flat plane latitude and take
a different tangent and cut through the centre of the sphere to the other side
and make varying curves, circles, twisting and turning, drive or drill deeper to the core and emerge
elsewhere with a vastly more experienced and knowledgeable viewpoint of the
world.
By stepping away from the confines of longitude and latitudinal
paths of thinking, the making changes of attitude to one’s mind will allow one
to mentally and spiritually grow much fuller and faster than sticking to the
norm, you will grow, become more worldly and appreciate what alternatives of
enjoyment are on offer in this world.
For example, when thinking about planet Earth, try
seeing not only the shape and the continents as a whole, try and focus your
mind on what is below the soil, what makes the soil, what are the clouds doing, trees, grass, cats, dogs, buildings, cars, traffic, people i.e. wherever and, whatever.
Try going to a different cinema, perhaps an Art House
cinema, or attend a pop concert, attend an amateur play, go somewhere different on your holiday, eat food you have
never tried.
Imagine what it would be like living on another planet
in which case, how would you decorate the living room?
Go the ballet, opera or go and see a crappy B grade
movie it does not matter, just step from limiting confines that deter you from growth.
Life is not only about excellence, because for
excellence to exist there must be the opposite i.e. in-excellence or sub-standard. These are examples of thinking differently and freeing up the mind to other opportunities.
Changes of Latitude – Changes of Attitude leads to
deeper thinking, understanding, knowledge and, widening of mind.
Cheers,
VERDE
