The This is Fine Meme with Gabby Bomberg

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Memes: 

• The "This is Fine" Meme - "So meme that I chose is the meme of this dog sitting at a table with his coffee, just kind of casually sitting there and then behind him is engulfed in flames, right? And so that's the one side of things. And he's just kind of.  And for those of you who might not be able to see or listening to the podcast, I just made it kind of like a aloof face facial expression, I would say. And then the other side is a little smiling dog that says with the caption bubble, this is fine."

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Metaphors:

• MAXIMIZING SOMETHING IS POLISHING A PEARL.
• TWITTER/X IS A DUMPSTER FIRE. (Shoutout to our earlier episode with Dr. Shamika Karikari!)
• THE DOG IN THE "THIS IS FINE" MEME IS US TRYING TO SEEM FINE WHEN SOMEONE ASKS US HOW WE'RE DOING.
• FINDING AND EXPRESSING YOUR THOUGHTS IS CRACKING AN EGG.
• THE LIFE CYCLE OF A TREE IS THE LIFE CYCLE OF A HUMAN BEING.
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • PROCESSES ARE LIVING FORCES.
  • THE NECESSARY MATERIAL FOR A PROCESS IS FOOD. 
  • CHANGE IS MOTION.
  • THE EXPERIENCE OF TIME IS OUR OWN MOTION ALONG A PATH.
  • TIME PERIODS ARE CONTAINERS.
  • ACTIVITY IS LIFE. (INACTIVITY IS DEATH.)
  • CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.

Magic:

• 7 Lifepath Number (Numerology)
• 3 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)
• Learner® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Restorative® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Maximizer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Intellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Achiever® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Developer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Scorpio (Astrology)
• ENFJ Myers Briggs Type

Pop Culture:

• On Fire webcomic strip by Casey Green, which includes the This is Fine meme (Merch available on their website!)
• Hannah Montana

Resources:

• Mental Health First Aid Training (Shoutout to when we first discussed this training with Stephen Henninger in an earlier episode!)
• The Introvert Advantage: How Quiet People Can Thrive in an Extrovert World by Marci Olsen Laney 
• Serenity Prayer
• Once More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-see the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone
• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady