So it's a new year and everyone's excited about the prospects of a new beginning, changes, relocation and brand new opportunities. It is very realistic to think that a new year or season should bring about positive changes in your life; especially, when you felt like you've been in a rut for a while.
What is it about a new year that makes people feel that magically, circumstances will change in their life? Is there any truth to this ideology? Well according to Psychology Today, in "Prime Your Gray Cells". The answer to our question is Plasticity.
Simply put the brain has the ability to change our perspective , If we train it to do so. For instance the article states that with plasticity of the brain, "your brain has the ability to grow new neurons, make new connections, and tamp down dysfunctional or unproductive connections."
So often times we're stuck in a rut because that is what we are thinking.We do not exercise the brain in order to get it to respond appropriately. In other words, We are what we think.
So if you think that your circumstances will not change then the brain sends the signals throughout the body and that becomes our experience. Hmm. So; so much for the new year and new beginnings huh? NOT!! Absolutely the opposite.
The New year is associated with people's beliefs that as a new year rolls in something new is on the horizon. In actuality something new is happening everyday of our lives we just don't elasticize our brains to thinks so. We don't have to wait for a new year to think that a season of sadness, disappointment and or difficulty will suddenly go away, because it's the new year, it would go away anytime you deem it to, or believe that it would go away.
Now for a lighter note: what does the new year do for us? Well it puts the brain in gear to make changes that we could not or would not otherwise do any other time of the year. We create this thing called RESOLUTIONS!!! Ahhhhhhhhh....according to Websters the definition of resolution is; the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose.or it's a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something. So the plasticity of the brain has been visualizing change, and newness right?
Alright then; consider this, if the brain has the ability to be plastic or moveable, or changeable; then the strength to accomplish goals, challenges, and circumstances is to tap into those ever growing neurons, which connects the mind to our plans. It brings about FOCUS; which is what most of us need in order to take on a challenge or change our purpose, direction or circumstances, the plastic brain connects us to our true goals and desires..
So what is this saying? In order to be resolute there must have been a decision to make a change or do something from some earlier date, right? And we just didn't act upon it or do something to bring about the change. So now that the season has change we make the connection that something new needs to happen. We begin to stretch the elasticity of our brain; or rather the PLASTIC of our brain. So now you understand that the new year is somewhat of a catalytic machine for the Plastic Brain in You. What ever you do, know that your plastic brain supports you.
What is it about a new year that makes people feel that magically, circumstances will change in their life? Is there any truth to this ideology? Well according to Psychology Today, in "Prime Your Gray Cells". The answer to our question is Plasticity.
Simply put the brain has the ability to change our perspective , If we train it to do so. For instance the article states that with plasticity of the brain, "your brain has the ability to grow new neurons, make new connections, and tamp down dysfunctional or unproductive connections."
So often times we're stuck in a rut because that is what we are thinking.We do not exercise the brain in order to get it to respond appropriately. In other words, We are what we think.
So if you think that your circumstances will not change then the brain sends the signals throughout the body and that becomes our experience. Hmm. So; so much for the new year and new beginnings huh? NOT!! Absolutely the opposite.
The New year is associated with people's beliefs that as a new year rolls in something new is on the horizon. In actuality something new is happening everyday of our lives we just don't elasticize our brains to thinks so. We don't have to wait for a new year to think that a season of sadness, disappointment and or difficulty will suddenly go away, because it's the new year, it would go away anytime you deem it to, or believe that it would go away.
Now for a lighter note: what does the new year do for us? Well it puts the brain in gear to make changes that we could not or would not otherwise do any other time of the year. We create this thing called RESOLUTIONS!!! Ahhhhhhhhh....according to Websters the definition of resolution is; the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose.or it's a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something. So the plasticity of the brain has been visualizing change, and newness right?
Alright then; consider this, if the brain has the ability to be plastic or moveable, or changeable; then the strength to accomplish goals, challenges, and circumstances is to tap into those ever growing neurons, which connects the mind to our plans. It brings about FOCUS; which is what most of us need in order to take on a challenge or change our purpose, direction or circumstances, the plastic brain connects us to our true goals and desires..
So what is this saying? In order to be resolute there must have been a decision to make a change or do something from some earlier date, right? And we just didn't act upon it or do something to bring about the change. So now that the season has change we make the connection that something new needs to happen. We begin to stretch the elasticity of our brain; or rather the PLASTIC of our brain. So now you understand that the new year is somewhat of a catalytic machine for the Plastic Brain in You. What ever you do, know that your plastic brain supports you.
