Loneliness can easily creep in to take us down if we get isolated from people we love most over the holiday. But it doesn’t have to be that way, even when COVID-19 tries to do us in! The reason we can flourish? Agape love, with all its wonder blossoms from… Read more »
Our brain’s amygdala is the seat of emotions and storehouse that stockpiles every response we make. When calm responses store there on ordinary, they become our reality in tougher times. See why some respond to difficulties with care while others sink in distress? Our stockpiles decide which response will guide… Read more »
Why stay in a miserable place, when we possess options to reach beyond problems to see and live possibilities? Far better to risk a carefree adventure with reachable assets, than to coddle a rusty key that hides our frailty inside familiar prisons! Have you also found this to be true… Read more »
With curiosity as our force, we look into each sunrise as another curtain opened into marvelous opportunities where wings of grace can carry our day. What could curiosity find to delight your day? YOUR TURN! Join our Brain Based Circles! Would love to meet you at any of the following!… Read more »
Feel anxious or down? Stress defaults us to discouragement, fear or regrets, until you begin to see your world as hopeless. In contrast, curiosity opens new choices for mental and emotional growth, along a wellspring of new ventures. Make a game of looking at a pesky rut you face, and… Read more »
Our sunlight, or serotonin is our water, and with it, our brain responds much like an amaryllis responds to water and sun! Be blessed in my amaryllis beauty for your day! YOUR TURN! Join our Brain Based Circles! Would love to meet you at any of the following! Brain Leaders… Read more »
Some say boredom is a good thing. Others say monotony or tediousness is as dull as it gets. I say it can be both or neither. Our brain shows boredom as possibly good at times, and also clearly bad at other times. What makes the difference and how do our… Read more »
Feeling safe and stress-free today? Or do we find our moods in a funk because of all the restrictions imposed by this pandemic? Fear the uncertain future of our current financial downturns? If stress or anxiety holds us in its grip lately, we’re not alone. In generalized anxiety we may… Read more »
How do stressful settings make us grumpy, while others grin or smile and act silly as a counter to chaos and commotion? Is stress a learned behavior and is its opposite, the talent for getting silly and laughing at ourselves, innate? If not, how can we learn to replace stress… Read more »
EXCITING NEW Mental and Emotional Handbook. Fifty -Day – Guide – to discover brain based awe! Fun Daily Brain Based Tools that Reduce Anxiety and Awaken AWE during a pandemic! Check for free mindset resources for teens and parents at this TpT site Enjoy a growth mindset journey away from… Read more »