Day 29 Ministry of Insanity

So far, in my pursuit of All Things Happiness, I have dabbled my finger in the mire of politics, paddled around the edge of philosophy, religion, psychology, and nose-dived into the shallow puddle that is the Positivity Industry. The ‘Industry’, with all its books, websites, and courses is unrelenting, knows no bounds of sanity, and is more often than not just downright brainwashingly scary.

The latest technique to be a few peas short of a casserole, is something called Broadband Consciousness. This is the brainchild of the Ministry of Inspiration, set up by ‘superheroes’ Richard and Liz from – as far as I can tell – their house in Northamptonshire. I’ve tried in vain to find a nifty little summary of precisely what Broadband Consciousness is and I can’t. HOWEVER – whilst on this hunt, research covered a whole heap of website testimonials all suspiciously applying the same terminology. There seems to be something called the script – p’haps referring to how that naughty little ‘society today’ has dictated to us what and how we should think. This moulds you into the average person, getting average marks, leading an average life (I’m not making this up – it’s from here. Please don't read it for too long, I don't want to be held accountable). In reality guys, you’re not operating at your full potential. OH BLOODY NO. You are harbouring a SUPERHERO within!

So it’s basically a lifestyle-changing-switch-how-you-think type method. The website is almost an Ode to Youtube and I personally cannot face more than one or two video testimonials of people saying how much they spent on self-help books, how many failed courses they took and why THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. The questionnaire provides a tad more insight – Broadband Consciousness is essentially about realizing potential, changing your personal life, improving career prospects, (the ubiquitous) making more money, and having more energy.

Question 8 for example, ‘Completeness: would you say you are ‘there’ or you are ‘nearly there’.

Should you desire a space on a Broadband Consciousness Open Day, you are promised full access to real life testimonials (full access because I assume they are mostly kept locked away), honest and heart felt inspiration, and totally unique, transformational and motivation (…what?? Transformational WHAT? SWEET MOTHER OF ALL THINGS SANE where is the detail??)

Not sure if it’s evident but I’m clearly not built, not ‘open’ with ‘full access’ to such courses and therefore as of tomorrow, with limited days left, will be avoiding all sites such as this. It’ll be hard, they’ve become a bit of a guilty pleasure… however, because I’m feeling generous today, I’ll leave you with this gem of a quote from a Broadband Consciousness testimonial:

I can now say I have the picture of life’s puzzle on the lid of the box and I can and have started putting all the pieces together.

Oh and on the lines of LIST OBSESSION, this is coming close to a favourite:

7 Reasons Why...

	Preview How You Can Enjoy The Best Of Your Life
	See How This Gets Stronger With Time
	Meet Real Life Testimonials
	As Much Energy As You Can Handle
	Includes Free Lunch, Tea & Coffee
	Create The Life You Desire
	This Will Show You 'The How'

Yes, it’s about time you assessed your priorities and ranked ‘Free Lunch, Tea & Coffee’ above ‘Create The Life You Desire’.

I can't face any more of this today. SO, from Positive Thinking Day I am going to take point 8 (LIST LIST LIST LIST LIST)

8. Kindness - Be kind to yourself and those around you.