July 12th Our challenge today is " don't be alarmed."

This is what we've been taught-

ALARM: 1. sudden fear or fright. 2. a warning of approaching danger. 3. thing that gives such a warning. 4. call to arms or action. 5.a device that makes noise to warn or awaken people. 
verb- 1.  fill with sudden fear. 2. warn of approaching danger.

What alarms us in modern times? What brings sudden fear or fright, a warning of danger or a call to arms? What is in our DAILY lives that fills us with sudden fear?

1. clock alarm

2. coffee maker alarm;

a. coffee is done
b. coffee pot shutting off

3. smoke alarm;

a. low battery

4. car alarms;

a. door is open
b. key left in ignition
c. lights left on
d. low fuel
e. low tire air

5. oven/stove alarm;

a. beeps when setting time
b. beeps when time is up

6. fire alarm

7. house security alarms

8. air raid alarms

REMEMBER-

ALARM: 1. sudden fear or fright. 2. a warning of approaching danger. 3. thing that gives such a warning. 4. call to arms or action. 5.a device that makes noise to warn or awaken people. 
verb- 1.  fill with sudden fear. 2. warn of approaching danger.

Our subconcious has been programmed with many things, one which we're talking about today is alarm.

Does our concious decipher what is an " alarm " sound and what isn't an alarm sound? Or does it react subconciously out of the learned definition and early experiences of alarm sounds?

Things in our daily lives that alarm us by their sounds, by the definition we were taught, by our earliest " alarm " experiences;


1. microwave beeps, buzzes and hums.

2. cell phones beeps when pressing number pad

3. the many, many beeps of the automobile.

4. turning on electronic products such as;

a. air conditioners

b. air purifiers

c. humidifiers

d. computers

5. checking out at the grocery store/department store - cash registers many , many beeps!

6. walk now indicator on the corner of the block to cross the street

7. elevators

To name a few.

Our challenge today is " don't be alarmed."