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The stool at the sink reminded Ruburt that he could indeed use the stool in other areas of the kitchen, so he thought of cooking, and to that extent his thoughts became more naturally attuned. He expected more motion of himself, even though walking specifically was not involved. That kind of stimulus, encouraged, and not forgotten or let go, will set up a new set of mental habits, and literally with no effort, as suddenly he finds enjoyment doing the dishes.

You are learning. The simple change of dish routine shows you how a change of attitude can break a negative pattern overnight. The pattern was actually broken by the simple remark that you made earlier, that led Ruburt to think of the stool for dishes.

[...] The stool was no longer comfortable simply because his muscles were stretching further, but his fear at the seeming poor performance previously led him to some negative projections. [...]

[...] Then she sat on a stool at the counter, smoking and having a cup of coffee while she looked at TV across the barrier. [...]

It just happens, you see, that when Ruburt’s mother was coming down with arthritis, Ruburt was in the early grades—a kindergarten room with blocks and small stools and cloak room. [...]

[...] Your remark about doing the dishes, and Ruburt’s subsequent use of the stool, led to the breaking up of associations earlier connected with dishes. [...]

He tried out new motions, getting up and down from the stool, for example, without his table, and Saturday he reaped certain benefits, getting up surprisingly easy often, and gaining some new confidence.

[...] I do not blame you for wishing he did not need a stool at the sink, but that area has no conflict now, and Thursday he had an impulse to do the dishes without it. [...]

[...] Sitting on the stool, he could apply hot water on the knees while letting them drop down. [...]

[...] Next she got on her stool to do the dishes. [...]

[...] She had to sit on a high stool to do the dishes. [...]

[...] I became very uneasy at her struggling to get up on the high stool she needed to sit on at the kitchen sink. Like the sink, the stove was too high for her to reach while sitting in her chair, and, because she had to stretch across hot burners, too awkward and possibly dangerous for her to operate from the stool. [...]