Were you aware that your mind is comprised of many rooms, some of which are as varied as the actual rooms in your home? The rooms of your mind are many and serve different purposes.

For example, just as the kitchen in your home serves the purpose of cooking and creating meals (and glorious desserts!), the rooms in your mind, built by you as a child, contain many memories and experiences, some of which bring a smile to your face while others cause you to retreat in fear and anxiety.

The rooms in your mind are also furnished! For example, the room that houses the memory of a special birthday party at age 7 is full of balloons, presents and your favorite cake. The image of that room can be so clear and distinct that you can actually hear your friends sing “Happy Birthday” to you.

Each room also contains various pictures that hang on the walls. It is these pictures that you have hung that make significant statements, both positive and negative, and provide the memories that you have attached to each of them.