According to Wray Herbert as stated in the Newsweek-
“research shows that our brains have certain hardwired propensities that might
be exploited. For example, our brains tend to register frequently heard facts
as true, even if they are patently false. As a result, our memories and beliefs
are highly malleable and unreliable. We also tend, if unchecked by the
conscious reasoning mind, to focus overly on risk, inconvenience,
hassles—anything negative. “ Does it not therefore make sense to change our
thinking to change our habits and thereby change our life? Read the following
paragraph.
Cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty
uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid,
aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in waht
oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and
lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can
sitll raed whotuit a pboerlm I think most of you were able to read it, why ? .
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not
raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? What this
proves is that our brains get used to the way we think. Our brain has a mind of
its own that it develops due to the habits that we form. If we are constantly
thinking negative thoughts, our brain circuitry gets hard wired to think in the
negative realm and on the other hand optimists who think positively tend to
hard wire their brains in a positive frame. The glass half full or half
empty!!!!!
Now, cover your right eye with your hand,
then (using your left eye) look at the small cross to the right side of the
image. Slowly moving your head towards the screen, while looking at the cross,
at a certain point, the red dot will disappear.
That’s because the red dot is now in your
blind spot, where the optic nerve joins the back of your eye. But here’s the
cool bit: the space where the red dot was gets filled in with the blue lines
around it. Your brain fills in the space with what it thinks should be there,
using whatever is around it! Isn’t that interesting?
Yet again, we see how our brain reacts. It
automatically finds solutions to its perceived problems. Once again it digs
into its data bank to find the correct solution.
Now, let’s put it all in perspective.
Let’s say you are the kind of person that sees the glass half full. You wake up
and realize that you are 20 minutes late and now have to rush like a maniac and
you will probably miss your 8.00 o-clock bus. Instead of cursing and panicking
(because that is just the way you are), you decide to enjoy your morning coffee
and take a taxi to work instead. After all you don’t do that all the time so
you see it as a luxury. You call your office and explain that you may be 15 -20
min late but you will still be there. You go out to hail a taxi and see a huge
queue, you panic momentarily, but your sunny disposition does not allow that
for long and you stand there listening to your iPod and smiling. Suddenly you
feel a tap on your shoulder. You turn around and the person points you to
someone who is waving at you. It is your colleague who is driving to work
offering you a lift. Viola, problem solved. You are at work on time and you did
not even pay for the taxi. You have a great day at work and the same colleague
offers you a lift back.
Take two- same scenario, but you always
see the glass half empty, the world is a miserable place and people are all out
to get you. You wake up 20 minutes late, you curse and panic and inadvertently
tip the lamp. It shatters to the floor. You curse more and scream at your
spouse, helper, whoever is around to take your abuse. You have no time for
breakfast so you rush out without even a cup of coffee. You have missed the bus
and the taxi queue is long. You are angry, hungry and cursing. You don’t smile
at anyone and keep cursing under your breath. People around you can feel your
negativity and move away from you. Your colleague drives past, tries to get
your attention, but you don’t seem to notice him and no one taps your shoulder,
he drives away. You are hungry and irritable. You are massively late to work
and your boss is really angry because you forgot to inform him/her about your
tardiness. You have a miserable day at work and you feel like crap.
You therefore have control over your
circumstances. Many times however, we feel that we do not have control over the
outcome. We may not have control over the outcome but we always have control
over our outlook. Our habits form our attitude and our attitude forms our
outlook, which in turn creates circumstances. So, it makes sense to change our
habits and thereby change our circumstances. Get into the habit of seeing the
glass half full.
It is after all a matter of perspective
and training your brain. It was thought that at around the age of 30 our brain
capacity has been maximized and it is all downhill from there on . It has now
been proven that the brain is highly malleable and trainable. It can be trained
right till the day we leave this planet. Research is constantly being done to
show the brains capacity to synthesize new brain cells and form new patterns.
It is never too late to change your circumstances and become happier by
adopting a happier attitude.
Source;http://www.lifelonghappiness.com/happiness-is-a-habit/
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