The Week in Review
What people are talking about locally ...
... There have been several restaurant openings to note, including Indique Heights, Sala Thai in Court House and A Taste of Carolina (grand opening today), as well as the re-opening of Rays the Steaks, which no longer takes reservations. ...
... Chef Cathal Armstrong of Restaurant Eve snags a spot on Food & Wine's Best New Chefs of 2006 list. ...
... Johnny's Half Shell finally comes clean about its big move to the Hill. Plans include a taqueria take-out in the former La Colline Express space. And no, Montmartre isn't closing, but branching out into Johnny's Dupont Circle space. ...
... DCist takes a look at Passover meals. ...
... And Tom Sietsema goes drinking.
(Photo by Metrocurean.)
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Spoke with the owner Mike at length about his new policy, and tried to see if there was any more equitable way to seat people in a more convenient way. The answer is no, He wants to be as equitable as possible, while maintaining the high standards that we have become accustomed to at Rays. He also cant afford to have empty tables with such a small space (agreed). I may not love the new system, but the steaks will probably keep me coming back for more.
All that we have heard, touched, smelt, tasted and seen are stored in the recesses of our minds. The subconscious mind holds on to this information until we need to recall it. For example when you were young your curiosity lead you to investigate your surroundings. When you approached a substance that was dangerous, such as fire, your parents or guardians would most likely have rebuked or scolded you if you ventured too near the flame. Perhaps you may even recall an incident when you were physically burned. Your subconscious mind then began to relate scolding (or pain) with the intense heat of the fire and would therefore feed the feelings of the scolding incident back to you whenever you got too close to fire again, thus acting as an early warning system.
This is the mechanism used by our brains to learn. It is also the same method employed by the mind in every situation. The subconscious mind has a tendency to emulate what it sees - it tends to replicate its environment. This is why so many people find themselves in similar relationships and situations that they saw their parents in while they were growing up. Most people also hold very strongly or similar views of their parents.
Think of a time when you gave yourself praise. What words did you use? Do you use the same words that your parents or peers used when they were praising you? The same is applicable when you scold yourself.
Watch your internal dialogue. Look at it closely. It takes diligence to change the way you think. When you notice yourself thinking a negative chose to think the opposite. This way you neutralise the negative thought. Now the think the positive thought again! You have just reversed the negative thinking in that moment and remember you only have this moment. No other time exists!
Daydream about what might be. Imagine things they way you wish them to be. If you catch yourself thinking "this is just a daydream - a fantasy" then stop! Think the opposite. It is not a daydream it is your reality. Now think it again.
By doing this simple procedure you will begin to retrain your subconscious mind to think positively and you will ultimately begin to consciously create a life that dreams are made of! lucid dream