Being formed like a little child is something Jesus wants us to do, but how are we to do this as adults? Perhaps it’s by surrender to the potter’s hand. Probably the most joyous gift to our family over recent years has been the addition of a new family member. […]
neuroplasticity
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We often have the same negative thoughts going around and around in our brains, but we can change them when we arise and bind the brain with truth. I always marvel at those men and women who lift heavyweights. It takes time, effort, and wisdom. Many of them you will […]
Our thoughts can take us to both the best and worst of places, but we can create new thinking pathways. It will require a plan to rope bridge the synapse gap. It was a small rope bridge, and it had only three wires. One wire where you could place your […]
We all want immediate results. A change to our situation, but mental health recovery takes time, so let’s be patient with ourselves and others. Quick answer: Mental health recovery takes time because healing involves physically rewiring the brain, one small neural pathway at a time. Shortcuts such as numbing, […]
Around the hillside of the sheep farm where I was raised were grooves worn into the soil by hundreds of sheep following each other. It was the easiest route. I also have routes in my thinking patterns that have become ruts. Familiar paths that have been worn deep into my […]
‘I’m such a failure’ If you’ve never quietly said it about yourself, then you will most likely have heard it from someone else. This post is to help you help others you have problems with a failure mindset. For myself, I can so easily personalise my failures into ‘I’m a failure’.
Mental health miracles rarely arrive overnight. They happen in small steps, repeated day after day. Nehemiah rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem in just 52 days, brick by brick. What could 52 days of small, consistent building do in your brain and your life? In this post: Why God doesn’t offer […]
Changing a default thinking habit is like learning to drive on the other side of the road. It takes concentration, effort, and help, but with prayer, a clear vision, and the right people beside you, new thinking tracks can form. Quick answer: Default thinking patterns are deeply worn habits of […]
When the stress loading becomes too much, it is very easy to lose your way. What we need is some sort of Thinking Compass — a small, tangible tool that keeps pointing a foggy mind back towards healthy thinking and hope. Jump to: When Mental Fog Rolls In What […]