Is Kindness Linked to Optimal Use of the Brain?

I have been thinking about kindness recently and how much easier the day goes when I apply it whether it’s by speaking softly and lovingly to my dogs, being patient with the guy at Walmart while he locates my new tires, or when speaking to a client whose pain body is brilliantly “lit up” as they complain about how they are being treated.

 I have some new theories on how the brain operates. While in the past, I thought that feeling positive was best energetically for psychic work, I now think it’s possible that the positive energy works because it allows more of the brain to be utilized. Fear or anxiety may shut down valuable access to brain areas which are called upon for enhanced psychic work. New Age theory has for some time embraced the “positive energy theory” because it aligns to higher vibration (where angels, guides and spirits operate).While I would never discount our access to angels, guides and spirits, the explanation for feeling positive may be much simpler and may be connected to optimal use of neural pathways within our own brain. Current brain research shows that there are great variations in how much each of us uses of our brain, and vast differences between one person and another and how each uses their brain. I saw this when I worked in the neurology ward of a V.A. Hospital. This is especially true when people have experienced trauma. Their access to portions of the brain can actually be much more limited. Which is another good argument for meditation to “heal” and quiet the brain and centers like the limbic system and the hippocampus so these areas can “light up” as they formerly did. You can actually feel this “lit up” enhancement when you are having a really good day, feel supported, know that all is well, are looking forward to something and feeling grateful( constant attention to gratitude). The pace of outward activity may even become slower, while the brain is more active, equaling CONSCIOUSNESS. That elusive quality of consciousness that more and more of us are attending to is the link between our bodies and others and between ourselves and God  which some call Source Energy).

So the next day you are able to apply some purposeful kindness; let someone ahead of you in line, help an elderly person with their groceries, speak kindly with someone who is having a bad day and feel how more of your brain lights up. If done consistently, imagine the streaming effects of using more areas of the brain at once and where that might lead for each of you. And if you don’t have time to work on your consciousness right now, you can always call me to help you answer your questions about the future.

Blessings to all-

Margaret Saxon    www.earthwindskye.com