Earlier today I was having a conversation with you in my head.
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About what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acupuncture.
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I thought you didn\u2019t believe in acupuncture.
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I don\u2019t.
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Well, we\u2019ve already had this conversation, haven\u2019t we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know! That\u2019s why I wasn\u2019t sure why I had to have it in my head. It already happened in real life.
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What made you think about acupuncture in the first place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having all those needles in my legs.
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You\u2019re having acupuncture? Which you don\u2019t believe in?
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Well, nothing else is working.
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What are you having it for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oh, it doesn\u2019t matter. This conversation is a lot like the one I imagined.
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Is that a good thing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I guess so. It\u2019s a conversation.
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So, in order to have a conversation with me first you have to imagine one? Is that usual?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We don\u2019t have many conversations. Maybe I just needed to practice. Actually it was very good practice for mindfulness. I kept having to tell myself to stop and be present.
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That must have sucked.
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You know how conflicted I am about mindfulness. And being present.
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Aren\u2019t you conflicted about pretty much everything?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe next time we should try having a fresh conversation. Consider possible topics and let me know.
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But then what will you not think about while being mindful during acupuncture?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Politics or something. It\u2019s actually very relaxing.
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Politics??<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No. Acupuncture. Or really the part where I sit in a recliner doing nothing and practice not thinking. If I had a recliner I could do that at home for free.
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Let me know how that works for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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