state of mind Wed Apr 25 2001 at 1:30:30 Clichéd English expression meaning "frame of reference"; "Weltanschauung"; or "degree or condition of sanity at a point in time." eot/sp Sun Dec 09 2001 at 18:50:11 “He told me, that he had twelve or fourteen times attempted to keep a journal of his life, but never could persevere. He advised me to do it. ‘The great thing to be recorded, (said he,) is the state of your own mind; and you should write down every thing that you remember, for you cannot judge at first what is good or bad; and write immediately while the impression is fresh, for it will not be the same a week afterwards.’”