What You Can Change . . . And What You Can't*: The Complete Guide To Successful Self-Improvement - Plot & Excerpts
and What You Can't* 7ObsessionsWhat do we plant when we plant the tree?We plant the ship that will cross the sea. . . .What do we plant when we plant the tree?We plant the houses for you and me.1This song is running through my mind now and has been for about two hours. It began when I was singing this jingle from my childhood to my two-year-old, Lara, as we were picking tomatoes. It won’t go away.The jingle channel. Everyone has a jingle channel. For some people there are ditties on it, but not everyone has music. Others have phrases repeated over and over. The words often rhyme, they sometimes have a beat, and they are always simple: “Step on a crack and break your mother’s back.” For others who are less verbally inclined, there is no audio, only video; the same images recur repeatedly: the Little Mermaid swimming toward Prince Eric, or Lee Harvey Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby. Some people have a mixture of words, songs, and images. Left alone, the content shifts slowly, but with an external prompt, like your roommate humming a tune, it can jump.Your jingle channel is slightly below consciousness, but once you know about it, it is easy to tune in and listen.
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