#53 When we were babies we had an insatiable curiosity. We observed, experimented and constantly learnt about the world around us. It was amazing, wondrous. Babies are always collecting information. They try things again and again and then draw conclusions from their findings. We don’t outgrow this thirst for knowledge, but other stuff gets in…
#54 Brains are extraordinary things. The human brain is made up of an estimated 100 billion neurons making a total of 100 trillion neural connections. That’s is a lot of neural power, right at our fingertips. Even more impressive we can redirect those connections to increase our sense of happiness and wellbeing. You may have heard…
#55 Just a thought: where do feelings ‘go’ when we suppress them? Science tells us that our minds and bodies are connected. This seems obvious, but what are the implications? When we suppress an emotion it shuts down a part of our mind, and sends cues to our entire nervous system which responds with it’s…
#56 What is going on with our world, and how can we make a difference? Am I really as powerless as I sometimes feel? Here’s a thought: What if by my words and actions I could significantly alter the world around me? Mother Theresa said “Be faithful in small things because it is in them…
#57 This was the title of a Facebook status update of a friend of mine and it made me smile! Sometimes eating pot noodle, or a simple bowl of cereal while snuggled on a sofa watching TV is the absolute best. But in the moment I read her update what I was thinking was ‘What…
