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An Ignorant Feed

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Blame turns the brain into a machine focused on defense.

Blame turns the brain into a machine focused on defense.

Has anyone ever said to you in so many words, “shame on you!” and you didn’t know why they said it? Have you ever felt falsely accused? Accusations impact relationships and thus create feeds.

Whenever accusations come my way, my mind does its best to make sense of them. My self-worth walks a tight wire at times when I feel offended by others, regardless of which end of the accusation I am on. Blame turns the brain into a machine focused on defense.

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Feeding Out

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There is a FEED here!

There is a FEED here!

Everything must feed here, no exceptions. Predators often group kill for a feed. Prey animals, on the other hand, must still find food for themselves, which means migrating, at times, to survive. Humans have migrated as well – at some point in time, humans developed a need to feed on a psychological diet. Nowadays, you can dine out, physically, and experience many kinds of food.

There is a dependency that has developed which includes trust on a broad scale. We have learned about the dangers of trusting others with our food, the same may be true of the information we allow to flow into our minds. How can we exercise caution when a smorgasbord of mental feeding is available? How does one know what to allow psychologically?

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The “Value” of a Feed

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I love life?... I love it not?

I love life?… I love it not?

I am recalling the song, “Dirty Laundry” by Don Henley, where those who gather and report the news are like one voracious creature who can’t get enough dirt of the seditious variety to devour and regurgitate upon the land of the hungry ignorant masses.

News is a social bridge connecting one perception of reality with another. It is intended to supply our minds with more second hand energy that can be fed upon. Feeds are internal judgments based on perceptions of right/wrong and good/bad. Our perceptions are just that… our own, and do not express what others perceive, although agreement tends to indicate a match. Those “iffy” areas of “grey” are worthy snack feeds. Micro scrutinizing is a conservative way of tapping into the feed flow if you are bored or in a hurry… like sipping at your drink instead of gulping it down.

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What Is a Feed?

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The fickle finger of blame is a favorite feeding utensil.

The fickle finger of blame is a favorite feeding utensil.

At the physical level, everything living on earth must feed in order to survive or continue to exist. It also seems that in order for one life to continue, another form of life must end or be depleted in some way. There may be exceptions to this, I just don’t know what they could be.

What then is a Feed? It is the consumption of energy (fuel or support) from any system for the  support or continuation of another system.

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