There are ways to build and widen the country path of cognitive nerves.
Meditation, hiking in the woods, holding hands, pets, avoiding toxins in foods, avoiding drugs/alcohol, taking deep breathes, inspirational music, and psychological inquiry all strengthen the path of the cognitive nerves. Or in other words, they help you to access all of your own wisdom - to tune into your inner teacher.
So when you are swamped in an emotional soup, before you say anything back that you might regret – give that rational, intuitive, and empathetic prefrontal cortex a chance to send a message to your emotional brain – go for a walk, listen to music, dance, write in your journal, call your best friend and vent. It really works! It’s biological.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I will begin posting again next week, Monday 28th.
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