For your internal life, its an excellent method
for breaking out of mental ruts. From simple ruts to old, deep ruts.For example, you
are involved in a work assignment that is making your crazy. Maybe its repetitive
and boring, or maybe its extremely demanding, or baffling. Use three or five minutes
of a saltlick to break out of the thinking rut. Youll find you come back with a
different perspective on things.
On a more intimate level, when you find yourself in a familiar personal rut, thinking
negative thoughts about yourself or your life ("Im not good enough to do
this," "Im weak," "Im unloved," "Im
frightened," "Things look hopeless"), a few minutes of a salt lick several
or many times a day can over a period of a few days lift you out of that rut and help you
see and act on other possibilities.