I read a Twitter conversation the other day between a number of lads nattering about dreaming and one of them highlighted the strangeness of having the radio on after the alarm goes off but you're not properly awake. That really hit a spark with me, as I recall some belters I had when I used to have my clock radio and the News came on and I was in that second part of sleep, where you're not really asleep but below that level where you're just coming out to consciousness. The radio gets into the ears and what they are hearing gets mixed into the dreams and it's fantastic.
Allowing the brain to wonder is a marvellous thing and it's becoming rarer to do. I used to do it when giving the car a long valet, when there's not a lot to think about what you are doing you cannot get better than just picking a train of thought and following it to see where it goes. I can't do it any more as my 4 year old insists on being involved with car washing and doing as much as he can. But soon, when I resume angling, I will have the time and chance to just sit back, keep an eye on the fishing tackle and watch the mind off into itself.
I completely believe it helps to keep the supple as I used to see myself going down forks and making all types of connections, mining my memory and attempting to sort out challenges. Also it's a brilliant thing for recalling parts of your life, places visited and people met. Of course it can be tricky as well, going back over one's career and thinking "where did it all go wrong?" :o)
Maybe it's me, but the chances I get to be able to allow the mind to wander is getting ever rarer. It's another reason why halting fishing was a silly thing to let happen, especially as the normal period for the mind to float when it happens, if it does, is at the wrong part of the sleep timetable, and it keeps one awake which is not what we want at all.
A healthy imagination is a vital part of the fishing tackle, not only because you have to adapt to the circumstances of the day, but also the time of the year. angling in summer is straightforward, particularly around June when the season has just kicked off and the fish have forgotten about being caught beforehand and the freshly hatched fish never have been. Later though, angling becomes difficult as the fish wise up, the weather alters how the fish feed and where, so you have to be able to adapt.
Using a variety of baits and tackle for fishing is crucial as very often a period of trial and error is needed before finding the best recipe for what will trick the fish into going after the bait on the hook. And, then when satisfied with the setup it's a chance to sit back, relax and watch the mind go. And don't push it! It won't work if you decide the journey or drive the pace, all that happens then is that you are left wondering what's on the telly later.
So, the point is to include your mind along with the fishing tackle as, as well as the sheer enjoyment to be had fishing, it's a bonus to be able to keep the brain in tune, the memory freshened up and stimulated.
20110118
Allowing the brain to wonder is a marvellous thing and it's becoming rarer to do. I used to do it when giving the car a long valet, when there's not a lot to think about what you are doing you cannot get better than just picking a train of thought and following it to see where it goes. I can't do it any more as my 4 year old insists on being involved with car washing and doing as much as he can. But soon, when I resume angling, I will have the time and chance to just sit back, keep an eye on the fishing tackle and watch the mind off into itself.
I completely believe it helps to keep the supple as I used to see myself going down forks and making all types of connections, mining my memory and attempting to sort out challenges. Also it's a brilliant thing for recalling parts of your life, places visited and people met. Of course it can be tricky as well, going back over one's career and thinking "where did it all go wrong?" :o)
Maybe it's me, but the chances I get to be able to allow the mind to wander is getting ever rarer. It's another reason why halting fishing was a silly thing to let happen, especially as the normal period for the mind to float when it happens, if it does, is at the wrong part of the sleep timetable, and it keeps one awake which is not what we want at all.
A healthy imagination is a vital part of the fishing tackle, not only because you have to adapt to the circumstances of the day, but also the time of the year. angling in summer is straightforward, particularly around June when the season has just kicked off and the fish have forgotten about being caught beforehand and the freshly hatched fish never have been. Later though, angling becomes difficult as the fish wise up, the weather alters how the fish feed and where, so you have to be able to adapt.
Using a variety of baits and tackle for fishing is crucial as very often a period of trial and error is needed before finding the best recipe for what will trick the fish into going after the bait on the hook. And, then when satisfied with the setup it's a chance to sit back, relax and watch the mind go. And don't push it! It won't work if you decide the journey or drive the pace, all that happens then is that you are left wondering what's on the telly later.
So, the point is to include your mind along with the fishing tackle as, as well as the sheer enjoyment to be had fishing, it's a bonus to be able to keep the brain in tune, the memory freshened up and stimulated.
20110118
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