Rest. The word brings me images of lazily lounging on a couch or drifting into a peaceful slumber. Yet, true rest transcends mere inactivity. It’s an art form, a practice rooted in psychology and enriched by intentional actions. It was a rainy Sunday (very typical in Brussels) when I found out what it meant to rest while reading David Newman and other psychologists’ article: “Leisure … Continue reading The Art of Rest
Changes are hard, especially the drastic ones. For example, if you’re used with a certain lifestyle, it will be very hard for you to change it. You’ll feel some holdback from your body simply because it gets you out of your comfort zone. This doesn’t mean that you’ll reject all new ideas, but I bet your mind will start to see the negative parts first, … Continue reading How open are you to new ideas?
“Who cares? It’s not like the brain can make a physical difference between positive thoughts and negative thoughts!” Well, in his book Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind (2007) Joe Dispenza talks about how do our brains make a difference between these two types of thoughts. Most of us have neurons, right? Between those neurons there is a small gap called synapse. … Continue reading It’s in your head, and it’s physical
A severe negative emotion interferes with the way we see our future. It can be so bad that we forget emotions are temporary and in those moments, we strongly believe that we’ll be in that state the rest of our lives. How stupid does that sound? And still, it’s very true. Having a depression is the clearest example. Actually, one of the reasons … Continue reading Your Emotions are in Your Way
Since I write a lot about how thoughts are influencing us and that we should counter them, I thought I should give some example. Below can be found the most typical so called “errors” we do from time to time and a potential adaptive response. Thought: If he doesn’t call me back in the next hour, he probably hates me. Response: Maybe he is … Continue reading Negative thoughts and potential answers
