The Other Grey Meat

We are what we eat, that is to say - we take things into our body to process for nourishment, all of which can either be good or bad for our physical health. Our body is designed to filter out what is bad for us in most cases. Our brain however takes it ALL in. Let me say this again… our brain takes it ALL in. We can only tap into something like 10% of our brain capacity at any given time. If asked to recall, a list of ten items, it becomes difficult to recall more than seven at any one moment. So, what’s going on with the other 90% of our brain? My dear friend, that part of the brain gathers everything you see, hear, touch, and taste filing it away for later use. It’s a massive hard disk, storing the good, the bad, and the ugly (Hello Clint Eastwood). This is how my dad can recall places and people from nearly 40 years ago with ease now, or how forgotten words from my ex-husband changed my perspective on whether we should stay together or not.

That being the case, what we feed our brain is just as important as how we feed our body. For example, you surround yourself with friends that build you up, you eat foods that you like, read books that uplift or make you happy, you are hugged often, your output will be along those lines. During my marriage however, I did not choose to surround myself with good friends that built me up, the foods I liked I chose not to cook because no one in the house would eat it and when I did I caught flack, I listened to documentaries while I worked on family history, and was not hugged very often, my output was less than stellar (Where Your Attention Goes, Energy Flows). Computer geeks know this as the acronym Gigo (Garbage in/Garbage out). We will discuss how the brain filters Gigo in Perception and the Brain Game, but for now, how do you know you what you are feeding your brain?

Ask these questions:

• What thoughts, feelings things, people, places are you attracted too?

• Are the above positive or negative in nature?

• Do you notice that you see the same type of stuff or feel the same feeling all the time?

• Are you drawn to watch television, or go out and explore and experience new things?

Pay attention to your point of views. If they do not line up with the things discussed previously, then you will need to start feeding yourself better.

Last Updated June 11, 2018

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