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HAVE YOU EVER HAD AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT? It might have come to you in various ways. But, you know what I mean. You were taken up short by an event or action and it totally changed you, at least for a little while. Let me share an article sent to me by a friend---actually a former supervisor of mine: Rev. Ronald McClung. Perhaps you read about the same incident that he wrote about.
Seems that a certain sheriff redecorated the Dallas County Detention Center after inmates staged a breakout attempt and set fire to the building. Officials foiled the breakout and housed the prisoners elsewhere while workers redecorated.
Upon returning to the detention center, inmates discovered the cells had been painted pink with blue Teddy bears stenciled on them. It's true; I'm not making this up.
Sheriff Mike Tackley explained, "Basically, if they are going to act like children and commit a childish act, then we'll make a childish atmosphere." He went on, "And it's a charming thing--Teddy bears are soothing. So we made it like a daycare and that's kind of like what it is, a daycare for adults who can't control their behavior in public."
Rackley said he was inspired by similar redecorating efforts at jails in Texas and Arizona. "How do you feel tough in a pink atmosphere?" he said.
Apparently the idea is scientifically sound. An article in a Springfield, Missouri newspaper quotes Mike Carlie, a professor of criminology at Missouri State University: "It's certainly viable. There have been positive findings that show that certain colors stimulate and excite, and other colors, I guess you would say, "soothe the soul."
In ancient times, when King Saul became restless and agitated, David the shephered boy would come and play his harp. The soft music had a calming effect on the king I Samule 16:23).
When Saul's mood was bad, music helped him adjust. For prisoners, soft colors do the job. But what we really need is something inside us that transforms our bad behavior into positive actions. Perhaps a deep-seated admission to God that we're "out of sorts" and need His help is a place to start. His Word promises, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (II Corinthians 5:17).
Music can help; colors can help; many things can help with attitude and behavior adjustment. But let's opt for an "inside-out" change.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT? It might have come to you in various ways. But, you know what I mean. You were taken up short by an event or action and it totally changed you, at least for a little while. Let me share an article sent to me by a friend---actually a former supervisor of mine: Rev. Ronald McClung. Perhaps you read about the same incident that he wrote about.
Seems that a certain sheriff redecorated the Dallas County Detention Center after inmates staged a breakout attempt and set fire to the building. Officials foiled the breakout and housed the prisoners elsewhere while workers redecorated.
Upon returning to the detention center, inmates discovered the cells had been painted pink with blue Teddy bears stenciled on them. It's true; I'm not making this up.
Sheriff Mike Tackley explained, "Basically, if they are going to act like children and commit a childish act, then we'll make a childish atmosphere." He went on, "And it's a charming thing--Teddy bears are soothing. So we made it like a daycare and that's kind of like what it is, a daycare for adults who can't control their behavior in public."
Rackley said he was inspired by similar redecorating efforts at jails in Texas and Arizona. "How do you feel tough in a pink atmosphere?" he said.
Apparently the idea is scientifically sound. An article in a Springfield, Missouri newspaper quotes Mike Carlie, a professor of criminology at Missouri State University: "It's certainly viable. There have been positive findings that show that certain colors stimulate and excite, and other colors, I guess you would say, "soothe the soul."
In ancient times, when King Saul became restless and agitated, David the shephered boy would come and play his harp. The soft music had a calming effect on the king I Samule 16:23).
When Saul's mood was bad, music helped him adjust. For prisoners, soft colors do the job. But what we really need is something inside us that transforms our bad behavior into positive actions. Perhaps a deep-seated admission to God that we're "out of sorts" and need His help is a place to start. His Word promises, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (II Corinthians 5:17).
Music can help; colors can help; many things can help with attitude and behavior adjustment. But let's opt for an "inside-out" change.
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