Evolve Your Brain

I’ve been reading a fascinating book called Evolve Your Brain. It’s written by a man who was interviewed in the film “What the Bleep Do We Know?” -- one of my favorite films. It teaches people how to break out of old negative patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving in order to create more positive and effective thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

The book and film say that most people are addicted to the image they have of themselves; they get addicted to being right, or to their drama, or to feeling like a victim. They get addicted to feelings of anger, guilt, fear, and even intense pain. It sounds extremely strange, but it’s true. That’s how they know who they are. But the same old patterns can lock a person into a prison of misery that serves no useful purpose.

Of course, the book’s not saying that people should never feel sad or angry; it’s about people who get addicted to negative emotions, people who always seem to have some drama going on, always angry about everything, afraid to step out of the house or try anything new. Speaking of which, over a year and a half ago, I actually cured myself of all feelings of depression, so I know there is something to this. As strange as it may sound, sinking into despair was my way of coping, sort of like the way a sowbug rolls up on itself (stupid but true).

So now I’m working out my brain to get the cortex thick and elastic with billions of dendrites and neural networks swimming in a soup of feel-good biochemicals. Doesn’t that sound like fun? Check it out: http://www.drjoedispenza.com/