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Just before the eye condition became apparent, the following happened. Some ligaments that had been shortened in the head and neck area began to lengthen. These ligaments control arm motions, head movement, and have been in those terms largely responsible for holding Ruburt in this position, topwise.

Ruburt’s eyes had worked quite comfortably, moving in a very limited range of motion because of the tightened neck, head and shoulder muscles and ligaments. Simply put, the eyes worked while locked into certain positions or focuses. He had noticed for some time before that he had difficulty rolling his eyes when they were closed, for example.

He started using them in ways he had not before. They were not in the old locked position, and he was beginning to enlarge his peripheral vision, which though he did not know it, had previously been limited by the head motion. The eye strain began to show. He became frightened. The tenseness from his fear would alternately relax and tighten the muscles, then.

You are constantly in the position of saying to the body “In the face of what we want, your improvement, whatever it might be, is not only not enough, but almost a parody in the light of normal walking.” In terms of behavior, neither of you reinforce positive behavior in terms of any improvement. You constantly say “In the light of the past, these improvements will come to nothing—and indeed are worse than none, for they only lead into false hopes.”

That softening means that all of the muscles and ligaments involved in locomotion have somewhat loosened—an overall loosening. The position walking has not altered. It has become looser, however, and at times quicker. The overall motion is what is important. And the knees’ stiffness began in the neck areas.

When you focus upon negatives, that is all you see. The idea of being physically responsive can further trigger the final important developments needed. Absolutes must be avoided, however, and you start from Ruburt’s present position, reinforcing through approval—not disapproval—those improvements as they happen.