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Here's part of the creative way that I got through an MRI. I originally posted it in the Meditation Forum.

Recently, I had to do a mri (magnetic resonance imaging) for my arm. As a large person, I asked for a large or open machine. They stuffed me into the smaller tube, since I fit, but barely. Feeling the crunch, I took a deep cleansing breath to prepare me for my meditation. Well, I tried to take the breath, but found that I was so tightly stuffed that I couldn't. I hit the panic button and got out of there! No way that was going to work for me over a period of an hour.

My next experience was completely different. I was in a shorter machine with a wider bore. It was still tight, but I was not completely scrunched up. I closed my eyes before they slid me into the tube. Ocean waves were crashing in the ear buds as I started meditating. As always, I was accompanied by my brilliant violet light.

This light is my companion as I meditate. It shows up in my darker field. The light gets larger and smaller; it shifts positions, and the shape transforms. Sometimes it leaves for a brief period of time. Then, it returns in all of its glory. The violet color is a comfort for me that fills me with joy.

What I noticed while I was in the tube with the magnetic waves was that certain rhythms (yes, those mri tests are loud) changed my color field! One turned the whole thing burnt orange. Another rhythm made the violet turn bright green and the dark field turned chocolate brown. It was really weird how the different magnetic fields changed my meditation. And it happened like that each time the particular beat of the machine started happening. The great thing was having an hour and a half to meditate. What luxury!

Here's a wild idea! Poor executive function helps creativity.

This week I posted an article about how I used my ADD enhanced creative problem solving. It will be featured on 6/6/2015.