Personal Observations

At morning tea with the girls today, we were discussing the value of coconut oil and how effective it is as an antibiotic, and as a natural sunscreen, among other things.

Afterwards, when I arrived home, I sat down at my computer and co-incidentally, stumbled across this story ...

Natural Cures Not Medicine: Man Reverses Alzheimers Symptoms Using Coconut Oil...: Some of Steve Newport’s symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease reversed, thanks to the unlikely treatment prescribed by his wife,...

The more I read about coconut oil, the more excited I become about it... especially with regards to Adoring Husband's Parkinsons Disease, and possible positive effects that it may have.

So go to the above link and watch the video attached ... I bet you will be as amazed as I was.

I want to share an observation now.

Those of you who know me, know that I like to observe people, analyse their behaviour and figure out who they really are and why they are the way they are.

I was like this even as a kid, and in my teens, considered social work as a career option.  Alas, my priorities changed and none of my career considerations (of which there were a few) ever came to fruition.

My first mother-in-law (yes I know you're there!) gave me some amazing insights into the human psyche and into MY psyche.

We had quite a few in depth chats, in my early 20s, and I remember many light bulb moments during our discussions.

Anyway, this is what I have observed recently.

Most men, the ones who have always felt strong and empowered throughout their lives...

...the males who have not experienced physical/sexual/mental abuse...

...the males whose life choices were always supported by their family and friends...

...the males who never had to second guess themselves and who's lives were pretty smooth sailing - aside from the standard financial hiccups,  work stresses and maybe a marriage breakdown along the way...

...these males never seem to question authority.  They seem to gain more strength from following, and agreeing with, other men, especially when those other men hold 'so-called' positions of power.

They don't question (and I'm using my favourite subject as an example) their medical treatment - in fact, they have complete trust in the medical profession, which is predominantly male based.

They have 100% trust, faith and belief that their male Doctor is giving them the perfect diagnosis, perfect advice and perfect medication.

They never question, disagree with or criticise their Doctor and are generally bemused by anyone who suggests that they should.

On the other hand...

...males who have suffered abuse in some form or another...

...the males whose power has been taken from them at some point in their lives, through physical/sexual/mental/emotional abuse...

...the males whose 'support system' has been questionable...

...the males who have broken free...

...they seem to question EVERYTHING and they ask different questions...

...they seem to search for different answers...

...they seem to know that the world around us is much bigger than what they see or what they are being 'shown' and they look beyond the 'mainstream' to find answers.

Observing people through social media, gives a different insight altogether and you could just about put a line down the middle of your monitor, placing 'mainstream/conditioned' humans on one side and 'curious/nonconformist' humans on the other.

My observation is that people whose power has never been taken from them, are blind followers, and they subconsciously conform ... maybe it's the 'strength in numbers' scenario.

People whose personal power has been taken from them at some time in their lives, but they have broken free, are less trusting of the information that is put before them.  They may not do it confidently or overtly, but they question almost everything.

Of course, there are exceptions to the rule - not everybody falls into my categories - but these have been my recent observations.

Honestly, we laugh at the TV show 'Big Brother', but the whole world is one big social experiment and is so interesting if you just stop, look and listen.

One more thing for you to consider on this fine Tuesday, with Christmas and associated gift giving just around the corner ...

Nite all.