Sadly, the expression of compassion is often a rarity in our society. May of us spend an inordinate amount of time and energy degrading, insulting, and criticizing over selves and others for having made a 'wrong' or 'bad' decision. When you berate yourself, have you ever questioned: who inside of you is doing the yelling and at whom are you yelling? have ou ever notice how these negative internal thought patterns have the tendency to generate increased levels of inner hostility and/or raised levels of anxiety? And to complicate matters even more, have you noticed how negative internal dialogue can negatively influence how you treat others and, thus, what you attract?
As biological creatures, we are profoundly powerful people. Because our neural networks are made up of neurons communicating with other neurons in circuits, their behavior becomes quite predictable. The more conscious attention we pay to any particular circuit, or the more time we spend thinking specific thoughts, the more impetus those circuits or thought patterns have to run again with minimal external stimulation.
In addition, our minds are highly sophisticated " seek and ye shall find" instruments. We are designed to focus in on whatever we are looking for. If I seek red in the world then I will find it everywhere. perhaps just a little in the beginning, but the longer I stay focused on looking for red, then before you know it, I will see red everywhere.
My 2 hemisphere personalities not only think about things differently, but they process emotions and carry my body in easily distinguishable ways. My RH is all about right here, right now, It bounces around with unbridled enthusiasm and dose not have a care in the world. It smiles a lot and is extremely friendly.
In contrast my LH is preoccupied with details & runs my life on a tight schedule. It is my more serious side.It clenches my jaw & makes decisions based upon what it learned in the past. It defines boundaries and judges everything as right/wrong or good/bad.
My right mind is all about the richness of this present moment. It is filled with gratitude for my life and everyone and everything in it. It is content, compassionate, nurturing and eternally optimistic. To my right mind character, there is no judgement of good/bad or right/wrong, so everything exists on a continuum f relativity. It takes things as they are and acknowledges what is in the present. The temperature s cooler today than yesterday. It doesn't care. Today it will rain. It makes no difference. It may observe that one person is taller than another, or this person has more money than that person, but these observations are mad without judgement. To my right mind, we are all equal members of the human family. My right mind does not perceive or give heed to territories or artificial boundaries like race or religion.
One of the greatest blessings I received as a result of this hemorrhage is that I had the chance to rejuvenate and strengthen my neuro-circuits of innocence and inner joy.
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