DennisK
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So very well stated, Dennis.
I've preached the same thing about martial arts training - that at a certain level the body takes over before the mind can even grasp what is going on.
The big problem is that, as you stated, they are learned reflexes - it takes time.
Agreed, there are learned reflexes which we instill in ourselves, but there are instincts with which we are born. A bird called the godwit migrates from Alaska to New Zealand following sparsely placed islands in a vast ocean. That knowledge is in its DNA, or chromosomes – knowledge at a molecular level. We humans are complex beings and much of what goes on is beyond surface awareness. I remember reading somewhere that a study was made of people with hidden illnesses that found expression in dreams – nothing very conclusive, but none the less ….. Denise's hippo is some sort of burden. It could be emotional. Take me, for example: I am usually the last one to know how I feel about things. Her hippo could be something physical. If I had that dream, I would, of course, have a bit of fun with it, but in the end, I would stop and take stock. :hypnotysed: