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Comment on 30-Day Challenge: Learn German by Seek Out A-Ha! Moments | MELISSA RACHEL BLACK

Seek Out A-Ha! Moments | MELISSA RACHEL BLACK — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:41:23 +0000

[...] buyers for my cards. Teaming up with The Hipstery for wholesale back when I was printing in Germany worked out so well–it was fun and lucrative, so I am eager to expand in that [...]

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2011 | MELISSA RACHEL BLACK — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:55:36 +0000

[...] Learned Capoeira. Sucked at it, but enjoyed getting sweaty, meeting new people, and trying something new for a few months. Started an exercise routine that sticks. [...]

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2011 | MELISSA RACHEL BLACK — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:51:56 +0000

[...] Learned German. It’s nowhere near native level, but I moved to Germany without knowing a single word, and by the time I left a year later, I could read and write and communicate just about any idea (as long as the listener was patient). I keep up now by reading my great friend Sebastian Michel’s blog, Mr. Minimalist. [...]

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2011 | MELISSA RACHEL BLACK — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:51:08 +0000

[...] brick-and-mortar, and teamed up with the Hipstery, the raddest company ever. Got two menterns to teach and learn from and keep things running while I start the next [...]

Comment on Are You Stuck? Change Your Perspective Instantly – Take Off Your Glasses by brian

brian — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:53:43 +0000

Just realized I called you Rachel! :)

Comment on Are You Stuck? Change Your Perspective Instantly – Take Off Your Glasses by Melissa Rachel Black (@YeOldeGangster)

Melissa Rachel Black (@YeOldeGangster) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:06:39 +0000

Love it, definitely have to check it out. Thanks

Comment on Are You Stuck? Change Your Perspective Instantly – Take Off Your Glasses by Melissa Rachel Black (@YeOldeGangster)

Melissa Rachel Black (@YeOldeGangster) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:04:44 +0000

Thanks for the great input Brian. I remember The Secret mentioning something like, one of their readers corrected their own vision mentally and I just brushed it off because they didn’t provide any facts or information other than they used their sheer mental prowess to do so. I imagine they must have been talking about the Bates Method.

Glad you shared all that, its stuff that’s totally new to me and I’m enjoying wrapping my brain around it. I’m interested to know how your vision story unfolds so keep me updated when things change.

After this experiment and for the forseeable future, I am no longer considering surgery.. seeing bokeh in real life is just too damn fun and ridiculous an opportunity to give up.

Comment on Are You Stuck? Change Your Perspective Instantly – Take Off Your Glasses by Brian

Brian — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:38:54 +0000

Your LSD-like picture on top made me think of something else:
One of the guys who used the Bates Method to cure himself was Aldous Huxley (who wrote Doors of Peception and Brave New World.) He also wrote a book about the Bates Method: http://www.amazon.com/Art-Seeing-Aldous-Huxley/dp/0916870480/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323524238&sr=8-1

Comment on Are You Stuck? Change Your Perspective Instantly – Take Off Your Glasses by Brian

Brian — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:36:31 +0000

Hey Rachel,
I found your post really interesting. I’m also very short-sighted and when I was 18 or so I really wanted to get LASIK, but my short-sightedness was actually too strong so I couldn’t.

Almost two years ago I discovered that there was a entire movement in natural health who think that bad vision is mostly mental and can be regained naturally. (It was started by a ophthalmologist named Dr Bates a long time ago and is still often referred to as the Bates Method). I immediately took off my glasses and went completely without them for about six months. (I was at about -8 diopters.) I also did lots of exercises aimed at learning a more relaxed and natural way of using my eyes and thus regain vision. In the beginning I made amazing progress, but then I stagnated for months and became really frustrated.

I went back to wearing glasses and contacts, although slightly weaker ones. But it still my intention at some point to tackle this again and improve my vision back to a natural level.

Anyway, let me mention a few more things:
- vision fluctuates naturally. If you go a even a few days without glasses your vision will improve. (For example, I went to a 10-day silent meditation course in September and went completely without vision aid. My vision improved significantly.)
- colors are less vibrant when you wear contacts/glasses. (There is a physical reason why that is the case, although I don’t understand it.)

Anyway, if you’re interested in this area there are some good books about it:
For example: http://www.amazon.com/Relearning-See-Improve-Eyesight-Naturally/dp/1556433417/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323523914&sr=8-1 (I went to visit Tom Quackenbush a year ago in Holland.)

Definitely look into this before getting surgergy. There are some serious downsides and risks to getting surgery so I would want to learn about those first before making a decision.

Comment on Who Are You? by Melissa Rachel Black (@YeOldeGangster)

Melissa Rachel Black (@YeOldeGangster) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:41:27 +0000

Hey Ezzy! Thanks so much for the great comment. What a day brightener! Great stuff on your website, I’ll definitely be visiting again, and thanks for the reminder to actually organize imagery for your ideal vision of yourself. Lovely stuff Ezzy.