Thoughts are things. You’ve heard it before. We think our way into our state. Unfortunately, our reactive mind is predominantly at work and training the brain is no easy task. Or, come to think of it is it “the mind” that needs training. Psychologists have grappled with the notion of the mind versus the brain and brain studies are vast. Richard M. Restak, M.D. in his book “The Mind” published in 1988 exclaimed that “neuroscientists now believe that throughout our lives, new information can actually be incorporated into the structure of the brain through the creation of new synapses and the facilitation of existing nerve pathways.” What do you think the chances are of improving these nerve pathways if we daily submit ourselves to the same ritualistic routine without injecting new stimuli, people, events and activities? Man is meant to grow intellectually over time but an environment conducive to growth must be inherent. We know when an environment becomes stale, negative or judgmental but the magic underlying our composure and participation will be our response in the context of a journey whereby moderating the reactive mind is a goal in and of itself.
On a lighter note – took a pretty good spill on the roller blades today. Gave some bystander a good belly laugh. Bless him though. He asked if I was okay.
