I’ve found that an incredible part of my mind seems to be accessed by repeatedly doing the same thing over and over again. Where I’m aware that repeated patterns are used for hypnotic induction, and I’ve considered that I’ve most probably ‘mesmerised’ myself here with the repeated patterns within reinforcement exercises whilst practicing, they have certainly opened up a part of my mind today which offers consideration to many things that I’m sure would have been filtered out within “normal” consciousness. Today’s excessively philosophical pondering has led me to consider that it’s not in our nature to destroy ourselves. It is in our nature to squander the responsibilities that we have in the form of choices that are born of consciousness, and that this is the result of a tragic misunderstanding of the actual importance the ability make decisions has. Where the presence of power needs to be met with the ability to control, a very simple lack of understanding of our actual circumstances and nature is where we fail. I’m hoping that this thought passes the test of time, and that when I return to it in a few months it will remain valid and have the same profound effect on me as it has done today. This is because where I can’t see any practical application of these thoughts, I’m convinced that they will have a value over time, and (subsequent to passing the time test) prove to be significantly beneficial to my perspective on life beyond music.