Being Human

The human brain is what distinguishes us from all other living creatures. It can be both a blessing and a curse, at times. When you stop to consider it, there is a terrific amount of information coming at our brain from every angle all day long. 

First, we must consider the information that is basically ingrained, part of our DNA of who we are, acknowledging that even that became part of our thinking before we were ever aware of the fact, as young children. From the moment we were born we began developing thoughts about our world, however small, at that point.  We didn't have many filters at that point. What our parents told us we believed.

However, as time went on and our world expanded we began taking in ideas from many sources  which we were exposed.  At this point we began to filter out what didn't compute with our thinking and what we could incorporate into a new concept or a fresh view of an old concept. As time goes on, some ideas collide with each other, causing conflicts within our thinking. Between what we hear from the various news medias and what we read from so called experts in the health fields, for instance, our thinking can become clouded and confused.  This is a natural consequence of information over load.

With all of this information in mind we make decisions the best we can, trying to maintain our moral, ethical  and personal integrity as best possible. Sometimes those ideas collide with the thinking of others in our world, causing disharmony  and discourse in our life. When that happens all we can do is try to reevaluate the situation with all the information we have on hand, change or confirm our decision and continue on. Hopefully, that brings about the peace within our brain so that it can proceed on, taking in the next challenge to be navigated.

So, today I say give your brain some space and credit for accomplishing this formidable task it strives to survive every minute of everyday. And thank your brain for a job well done, usually.