Problems are to the healthy brain as a gate is to a secret graden. Your mind
loves problems because they offer a challenge of sorts … and that is the brain’s way of triggering action for a solution. So it is normal to face problems … and that’s a good thing … since our life situations hand us plenty of hurdles to work with. Problems are actually gateways into a garden of possibilities when we focus more attention on strategies and solutions. It’s morea matter of choice than most think… Sometimes people simply have to be fed up with certain nagging problems… before they'll risk a new possibility. But we can condition our minds to go after solutions early on… before problems take us down.
Focus on the solution and your brain moves you toward the answer – adding serotonin and enzymes for well-being. Ask yourself, “Is their any problem where life has thrown a burden or struggle in my way?” Then see that problem as the trigger to move your brain toward a life-changing solution. Why stay with a problem when you can choose a solution that will improve your situation…? See where the choice part is paramount...? What do you think?
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