Fear and Peace

According to research reported by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Blink, fear is a form of mind blindness. It's an integral part of the adaptive unconscious (you know, your monkey or lizard brain!) where the brain shuts down all non-essential functioning, LIKE REASONING AND LOVE AND COMPASSION! It does this so the mind/body can simply react quickly to a threat. It acts THE SAME WAY whether the threat is real or, get this, IMAGINED!

So, the way to manage our way out of the "automatic higher function brain shut down" that occurs when we get scared, and ultimately the way to Peace, IS TO SSLLLOOOOOOWWWWW DDDDOOOOOOWWWWWNNNNNN!

Got it? Good!

Love ya!

Darlene