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The Brain Simply Believes…

03 Monday Sep 2012

Posted by creatingahealthylifestyle in Healthy Mind

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Brain Research, feelings and outcomes, Happiness, Health & Happiness, Healthy Mind, Mental health, Negetave Self-talk, On Purpose, Positive Mental Health, Purposeful Thoughts, resentment, Self-talk and the brain, The Brain Believes, Thoughts, Thoughts and Feelings, Thoughts and outcomes, Thoughts Create Reality

The Brain Simply Believes...“The brain simply believes what you tell it most.  And what you tell it about, it will create.  It has no choice.” This quote on brain research was shared at a training that I attended last week.

Did you know that we talk to ourselves at 200-400 words per minute? That’s a lot of chatter that often times we are not even aware of.

Experts in brain research say, “If you want things to be different you have to do things on purpose.” See last week’s post: It only takes 18 seconds to change your brain.

Here are some questions to consider to identify what you mostly tell yourself with related posts:

1. Do you talk to yourself as if you were your best friend or worst enemy?

2. Do you criticize yourself when you eat something you enjoy that is not healthy?

3. Is it okay to not be perfect?

4. Are you consumed with worry and stress about the future or anger and resentment about the past?

5. Do you believe you really have a choice about what you do in any situation?

6. How do you define yourself?

7. Is it possible to really feel happy?

8. Are you following an old message that it’s safer to stuff your feelings or hide them than express them and feel them?

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

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It Only Takes 18 Seconds to Change Your Brain

27 Monday Aug 2012

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18 Seconds to Create Long-term Memories, Better Health, Brain, Brain Research, Failures, Gratitude, Happiness, happy moments, healthier body, Healthier Lifestyle, Imagination, Long-term memory, Mistakes, Positive Experiences, Self-talk and the brain, Successes, Traumas

If you want something different… Imagine it! Maybe it’s a to lose weight, become more active, overcome an illness or injury, or to have a healthier body.  Perhaps you would like to have more money, an improved relationship, be able to perform better at school or at work, or a career change.

I was at a training the other day and an expert on brain research spoke about how our brains create long-term memory.  When we rehearse, imagine, or talk to ourselves about something for 18 seconds, it gets stored in our long-term memory.

How easy is it for us to focus on what’s not working, aches, pains, illness, past experiences that did not go well, failures, mistakes, traumas, and negative self-talk?  How foreign is it to focus on gratitude, being thankful, happy moments, positive experiences, successes, and self-praise, yet alone do it for 18 seconds?

Pay attention to what you pay attention to. Dwell on the what you want and what you have that is working, for 18 seconds. It will change your brain.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

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