"When we get rid of all the clutter in the mind, the illusions, delusions we've lived with so long, it makes room for new concepts, different ways of looking at ourselves and the world around us."
— Rogers, Barb
Author
Place of Publication
San Francisco
Publisher
Red Wheel
Date
2005
Metaphor
"When we get rid of all the clutter in the mind, the illusions, delusions we've lived with so long, it makes room for new concepts, different ways of looking at ourselves and the world around us."
Metaphor in Context
When we get rid of all the clutter in the mind, the illusions, delusions we've lived with so long, it makes room for new concepts, different ways of looking at ourselves and the world around us. The mind is like an umbrella. It only functions well when it is open.
(pp. 106-7)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "the mind is like an umbrella" in Google Scholar
Citation
Rogers, Barb. Twenty-Five Words: How the Serenity Prayer Can Save Your Life. San Francisco: Red Wheel, 2005. <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
05/22/2009
