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    Timothy Shea has 42 reputation points

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    Undo A Trivial Metaphor?

    How would one go about undoing a trivial metaphor?

    Example:

    ``Once upon a time, it used to be true that green just didn't seem to fit in with the other colors. All the other colors seemed to harmonize together nicely and make a pleasant pattern, but green was always the oddball. One day green was sitting in a corner, away from all the other colors, feeling left out and unhappy, and someone came over and said, 'You know, if you'd just slip in between yellow and blue, you'd fit right in.'
    ``And so green did that. And ever since then .... there've been rainbows!''

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    Re: Undo A Trivial Metaphor?

    Hi Timothy.

    When you say 'undoing', what do you mean specifically?

    So If I listened to a trivial metaphor and them had it 'undone' for me, what would my experience be like? What would be different in me before and after the undoing?

    I look forward to your answers!

    Be Well,

    Michael Perez

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    Hi Timothy

    I am curious, to me it would appear that creating a rainbow served a purpose and that a rainbow and its creation is a beautiful thing.

    The metaphor may still be useful for you in some situations or it may not.

    So before you start undoing the metaphor I would like to invite you to consider the following questions.


    Are there any situations where the rainbow metaphor is useful?

    What would happen if you undid the rainbow metaphor?

    What purpose would undoing the rainbow metaphor serve?

    What do you want to achieve by undoing the rainbow metaphor?

    Could this be achieved by doing something else?

    No need to share your answers. I am just inviting you to think about and consider your answers before you proceed.

    Enjoy the process and let me know how you went. :cool:

    Perhaps you will come up with some new ideas or insights.

    Have a great day

    Frederic
    Last edited by Tranquil_Lotus; 20th Aug 08 at 12:29 am. Reason: typo and grammar

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    Re: Undo A Trivial Metaphor?

    Hi Timothy, you haven't given people a lot of information to work with here, but I'd venture to say tell another metaphor with the intention of having the oppositve effect!

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    First off, how is it trivial? Gage the result. If it is that trivial it will wear off. Use your sensory acuity.

    Second, if you have rapport with the person do another metaphor like someone said with the opposite affect, or do a reframe. Remember you have a lot of tools at your disposal. The language can only have as much power as you allow it to have. Pay attention to the result. Do an ecology check as well.

    Last resort. Tell the person and do a pattern interrupt. You can only influence them. That is most key.

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    Re: Undo A Trivial Metaphor?

    How would one go about undoing a trivial metaphor?
    Read it backwords?

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    Re: Undo A Trivial Metaphor?

    I am puzzled. What do you mean by "undo" a metaphor? Once something is done, metaphor or not, is it possible to undo it? Whatever it is I think it is not possible, unless it is text that has not been printed or sent, even when it is deleted or burned or mushed to a pulp it is destroyed not undone, so that is why I am puzzled.

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    Re: Undo A Trivial Metaphor?

    Timothy hasn't been online for more than a year; I'm not sure if he'll answer your question Margaret.

    I suspect he wanted to know what effect the metaphor would have had (on him or someone else) and how to reverse that effect.

    But then I shouldn't mind read. I'm such a bad NLP'er.

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