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Welcome to day 3 of the 7 Keys to a Healthy Mind; How Interaction and Exploration Elevates your Mood and your Mind.
The debate between Science and Religion, the sacred and the secular battles between the pulpit and the petri dish do share a unique and important similarity. Whether you believe we walked out of the Garden of Eden or off the Savannas of Africa, there is common ground….we walked.
Evolution or Eviction, the Human Race has grown, if not matured, through interaction and exploration. Our minds, and our environments are intimately melded together. Part Nature. Part Nurture. The Human mind recreates itself continually through the exchange of context, crafted by both circumstance and the conditions surrounding it.
In the ultimate “Chicken or the Egg” scenario, our brains grow within our past and current relationships and surroundings. One creates and nurtures the other.
Building on the concept of Mind-Ups, a term I coined shortly after my dad’s suicide, I began looking at the things you can do to make your mind as rock-hard-tough and . (More on Phat-free tomorrow) Interaction and Exploration are vitally important to a vibrant, thriving mind. Though we might find comfort in the static, our minds depend on the dynamic.
The key to growing your mind, your brain is stimulation. NOT stimulants. STIMULATION. Stimulating books, thought-provoking conversations, an engaging debate, a challenging sunset hike, trying new things, facing fears and phobias, doing the unthinkable, letting your hair down. Give your self permission to explore outside your physical and psychological boundaries. Get outside the box from time to time. From cribs, to cliques, to cubicles to finally coffins, we spend enough time confined by personal and societal boundaries. Explore the periphery, push your limits, physically and mentally and your mind will smile back at you! Our minds don’t like marches, our brains thrive outside of borders and boundaries. Your 3 pounds of gray matter doesn’t excel with the normal, it digs the nomadic. It’s truly that simple.
Once again, my disclaimer. ** I am not a doctor, a psychologist or psychiatrist.** Now, for those of us that suffer from a diagnosed, major clinical depression or chemical disorder, only the valuable time spent with your doctor, will hash out a plan, best suited for you.
Please join me tomorrow for day 4 of the 7 Keys to a Healthy Mind; A Diet of Food and Thoughts
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3rd Key to a Healthy Mind: Interaction and Exploration
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Welcome to day 3 of the 7 Keys to a Healthy Mind; How Interaction and Exploration Elevates your Mood and your Mind.
The debate between Science and Religion, the sacred and the secular battles between the pulpit and the petri dish do share a unique and important similarity. Whether you believe we walked out of the Garden of Eden or off the Savannas of Africa, there is common ground….we walked.
Evolution or Eviction, the Human Race has grown, if not matured, through interaction and exploration. Our minds, and our environments are intimately melded together. Part Nature. Part Nurture. The Human mind recreates itself continually through the exchange of context, crafted by both circumstance and the conditions surrounding it.
In the ultimate “Chicken or the Egg” scenario, our brains grow within our past and current relationships and surroundings. One creates and nurtures the other.
Building on the concept of Mind-Ups, a term I coined shortly after my dad’s suicide, I began looking at the things you can do to make your mind as rock-hard-tough and . (More on Phat-free tomorrow) Interaction and Exploration are vitally important to a vibrant, thriving mind. Though we might find comfort in the static, our minds depend on the dynamic.
The key to growing your mind, your brain is stimulation. NOT stimulants. STIMULATION. Stimulating books, thought-provoking conversations, an engaging debate, a challenging sunset hike, trying new things, facing fears and phobias, doing the unthinkable, letting your hair down. Give your self permission to explore outside your physical and psychological boundaries. Get outside the box from time to time. From cribs, to cliques, to cubicles to finally coffins, we spend enough time confined by personal and societal boundaries. Explore the periphery, push your limits, physically and mentally and your mind will smile back at you! Our minds don’t like marches, our brains thrive outside of borders and boundaries. Your 3 pounds of gray matter doesn’t excel with the normal, it digs the nomadic. It’s truly that simple.
Once again, my disclaimer. ** I am not a doctor, a psychologist or psychiatrist.** Now, for those of us that suffer from a diagnosed, major clinical depression or chemical disorder, only the valuable time spent with your doctor, will hash out a plan, best suited for you.
Please join me tomorrow for day 4 of the 7 Keys to a Healthy Mind; A Diet of Food and Thoughts