Be YourSelf and Grow Podcast episode 7. I’m your host Ken Law. I’m an artist who discovered some truths about myself, my art and the world about me. So tune in to learn more. I also hope to create an interest in art, and hopefully put art back into your daily lives. So, Turn off your TVs and Phones and pick up a pencil, marker or a crayon, and start creating because it’s healthy.

What are we talking about Today? We are going explore another favorite topic of mine… Noise! Wait a minute! Not that kind of noise, but the Noise that’s inside your head.

That sound effect is still not quiet accurate. The noise inside your head is usually a single voice. Everyone has a voice that they listen to everyday.

So why do I call it noise. It’s just a single voice, and it’s your voice. Let’s review last week’s definition of noise. The dictionary defines noise as loud, harsh or confusing sound. I describe Noise as sound that makes you feel bad, mad or irritated.

Let me throw in a side note before we go any further. The reason for talking about noise from last week and today is simple. They are just a few things that I’ve learned from painting. Painting, when you reflect on what you have created, actually teaches you so many things about yourself that you didn’t know or maybe suppressed. It really is self therapy.

Noise is part of our daily lives, and the little voice inside our head is constantly commenting. I recall someone describing that voice as a sports commentator. You hear these play by play comments all day long about what you are doing.

The commentator isn’t the only one chattering away. There’s an advisor or fortune teller, and my favorite is the fault finder. That’s just a few.

Sigmund Freud, the famous neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, called it the alter ego. Some people call it a monkey.

I call it noise. Noise makes you feel bad. Everybody owns a noise maker, and it gets you in trouble throughout your day.

Examples are when we try to figure out what the other person is thinking or their motives for a given situation. Upon reflection, I hardly ever got close to imagining what the person was thinking or their motivate, but that voice inside my head convinced me overtime that the conclusion that it came up with was absolutely true.

As a child, I remember many times at night in bed imaging something that wasn’t true. Thinking I saw something behind the half opened closet door. My mind convinced me to the point that my physical body was reacting in a fight or flight mode. When I decided to fight, I turned on the light and made note that there wasn’t anything there. I would chuckle a little bit, forget about and go back to bed.

What’s really scary is the voice had me convinced. How many times do we think or say after thinking that we know someone more than he or she knows their self. That little voice can make anything convincing, and because of that fact, it creates problems that make you feel bad. When you feel bad, you are not at your best.

Next time, let’s talk about ways to turn the noise inside your head off and be you more often.

Before I go, I want to invite you to join my art club where you can get some art prints, art puzzles and even some miniature paintings for your home or office. Go to www.patreon.com/beyourselfandgrow You’ll find some free stuff there too.

I’m Ken Law Artist and remember, be yourself and grow. Please leave your comments and thoughts below. Make it a great day because it is your choice! Adios Amigos