A Bit of Einstein's Energy in All of Us Celebrities

     With E=mc², we know that energy equals ( mass  x  speed of light )².  If this applies to all things with mass and thoughts harbor energy, then I ask the question—how much does a thought weigh? Perhaps someone will fill-in the missing part of the equation:
                     a thought = ( ?   x 2.99792458 )²
     With consideration for energy, a thought has enough vigor to put my lips and limbs into motion.  With mass, a thought has enough gravity to anchor an erroneous belief that builds negative emotions with much fervor. 

          …our real fears are the sounds of footsteps walking in the corridors of our minds, and
         [anxieties are the floating phantoms] they create.                         –  Truman Capote

Together, mass and energy have enough influence to attract Rationalization and Justification—two of the most notorious fellows.

     According to ‘Laboratory for Neuro Imaging,’ the average human has 70,000 thoughts a day. This might make you think your mind is busy, busy, busy, but I’ve come to suspect that there are rest stops—marked by red push pins—throughout my mind’s map.  These are stations where it meets Rationalization and Justification for drinks (and they probably order pizza, bulking up for more anchoring around).  Worse, I’ve watched my mental energy get stuck and become static—circling in its cage.  With this many thoughts going in and some not coming out, something’s gonna give.

       We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.          –  Oscar Wilde

     These days, my thoughts aren’t near as heavy.  It’s lunch and I’m sitting in the park, eating a Lebanese salad.  I feel good, so it’s safe for me to think about this time last year. With ‘now’ running parallel to ‘then’, I realize I’ve lost weight.  My memories and hopes are floating and agile, seeking better couplings.  But, I had to let go—of heavy thoughts and advantageous people—in order to be this fit.

      After a period of time, living as if you were someone else is no fun.    – Richard Chamberlain

     Over the past 10 years, I’ve hypothesized the weight of various thoughts.  The question pops up when there are thought clouds over me or an other, looming with complications and computations to filter through.  I’ve come to a simple conclusion. Experiences cause energy to flow, and then leave thin film residue.  Like plaque in an artery, these layers of experiential mass weigh my thoughts and lessen my powers.  The trick to life—it seems—is experiencing the unsolicited stuff (from everyone and everywhere), filtering it through, and releasing what isn’t beneficial.

     Wisdom is the daughter of experience.                                          – Leonardo da Vinci

     Today, an NBA athlete shared the wonderful display of shedding meta-mass…for all the world to see:

     It takes an enormous amount of energy to guard such a big secret.      – Jason Collins

Mr. Collins wasn’t blackmailed by a self-righteous stalker, and he didn’t apologize.  He freely released his truth, adding the profession of ‘athlete’ to these artists who preceded him.

     What’s changed?   Everything.  The new generation isn’t cowering with the usual suspects—Rationalization and Justification.  We introduced DADT because it was progress and soon struck it down because even it held back our species.  And, the younger ones are working their way through the muck that has weighed our souls and drained our powers.  They aren’t waiting, or asking permission, to participate in the next greatest evolution. 

     Things can change in an instant, so why not live truthfully?            – Jason Collins

     Today's hero silenced the usual suspects of yore.  What was the apocalyptic result?  His significant financial providers—including Nike—voiced support and friends had his back.  Whatever lucky man—who wins Jason’s heart—will share life’s spectrum of experiences with the man he loves (from really good floor seats).

     And your very flesh shall be a great poem.                                       – Walt Whitman

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