Surrendering to Current

Such a pilot has learned to be comfortable with the implicit laws of chaos, the fact that larger predictable patterns can be temporarily obscured by random variability in smaller details17. The pilot has learned that there may be temporary turbulence and losses in altitude, but there will be correction and successful completion of the journey. Departure will give way to arrival and, generally speaking, the flight plan will have been followed. If we were to focus nervously on every dip and change in altitude and each minuscule shift in direction the plane made, we might conclude there was no way this pilot would ever get that airplane to its destination. Long-term memory information lasts longer than short-term memory data. With time, long-term memory decays very little and is easy to recall. Our conscious brain may not be aware of the long-term memory information that is stored. But with ease and accuracy, this information can be recalled. The recollection of an important event in the distant past or bicycle riding skills that someone learned in childhood are examples of long-term memory. Some things simply become part of long-term memory, while others may require long-term storage of ongoing practice. It also varies from individual to individual. With little or no difficulty, some people can remember complex things while others may struggle to remember easier and daily life information. In contrast to short-term memory, long-term memory is normally defined. Short-term memories last for only about 18-30 seconds, whereas long-term memories can last for months, years, or even decades. A thought is actually a thing; The more energy we give a thought, the more power it has to physically manifest itself. This is the paradox of much so-called health education. The paradoxical effect is that fearful thoughts are reinforced and given so much power that epidemics are actually created by the media (for example, the swine flu). The fear-based warnings about health dangers actually set up the mental environment in which the very thing that is feared will occur. How can that be?

Superimposed on the physical body is an energy body whose form is very much like that of the physical body and whose patterns actually control the physical body. Intentions and thoughts influence those patterns. As advanced quantum physics has shown, mere observation influences subatomic high-energy particles. The power of mind over body has been demonstrated by clinical research. Growth in real life is affected by the laws of chaos as well. Regressions and losses of altitude are part of forward movement, in stock markets and airplanes. It's true in your life too. You must learn to say to yourself: I am going through a downturn. I have temporarily lost my altitude and motivation, but through the use of persistence and endurance, I will keep moving in the general direction I have chosen and these small inconsistences will correct themselves. I'm sure you're thinking, where is the line between going with the flow and knowing when you're really in a dangerous situation? The line is based on degree. If the aircraft's altitude sinks below a certain point, it becomes no longer something to ride out. It turns into a survival emergency requiring corrective action immediately. The pilot knows the level of tolerance he has for certain variations and he doesn't hope for the best and wait until the plane is in a death spiral before he takes charge. In contrast to short-term and working memory, the capacity for long-term memory is unlimited. Many studies have shown that in different parts of the brain, different types of long-term memories are stored. There are several forms of long-term memory. Both forms will be addressed one by one. Explicit memory Usually, explicit memory refers to all the memories and information that can be consciously evoked.

In the hippocampus, the encoding of explicit memories is done, but somewhere in the temporal lobe of the brain, they are stored. In this type of memory, the medial temporal lobe is also involved, and damage to MTL is linked to poor explicit memory. Declarative memory is the other name used for explicit memory. Episodic and semantic memory are divided into two types: explicit or declarative memory. For instance, in one study, a group of women was told that they would be given a hormone injection to bring on their menstrual periods two weeks early. Actually, they were merely given a placebo injection of saline. Nonetheless, over 70 percent of the women developed early premenstrual tension with all the physical and psychological symptoms. Another clear demonstration of this law of consciousness is observed in those with dissociative disorder: the different personalities in the one body have different physical accompaniments. There are, for instance, changes in the electroencephalographic brain waves, as well as changes in their handedness in writing, pain thresholds, electrical skin response, IQ, menstrual periods, cerebral-hemisphere dominance, language ability, accent, and vision. Thus, when the personality that believes in allergies is present, the person is allergic; One personality may require glasses, and another may not. These different personalities actually have notable differences in intraocular pressure and other physiological measurements. These physical phenomena also shift under the influence of hypnosis in people without dissociative disorder. Allergies can be made to appear or disappear by simple suggestion. The same is true for an experienced stockbroker. He makes a judgment based on whether the sinking stock merely is the result of market corrections or because the company has major earnings problems. Like the experienced pilot and stockbroker, you have to define your own limits between the safe zone and the danger zone. Decide how long you are willing to try your dream, how much risk you can tolerate, and what portion of your time and money you can safely devote to it. Sometimes the trajectories of our goals and dreams have to be adjusted so we can continue to make a living. This gave her time to identify exactly what kind of work she really wanted to do while maintaining security and stability.

You may have to slow down at points, or even put your dreams on hold if finances temporarily get too tight, but persevere any way you can. It's the giving up of the dream that is the killer. You haven't failed or given up if you have to make a temporary course adjustment. Just make sure that you do plenty of self-support talk along the way. Episodic memory Episodic memory stores data on events that occur in the life of a person; The memory of your first day of marriage, or the memory of a tour to another country and all the events that occurred there, would be some examples of episodic memory. Semantic memory The responsibility for the storage of factual information, such as the meaning of words or general knowledge of things, is semantic memory. An example of semantic memory would know that Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system. Semantic memory includes conscious thought. Very small differences have been seen in the encoding of semantic information in adults and younger people. Implicit memory Implicit memory is the opposite of explicit memory. Individuals who receive the suggestion of being allergic to roses while under hypnosis will start sneezing when they come out of the hypnotic state and spot a vase of roses on the doctor's desk, even if the roses are artificial. After a lifetime of study, Sir John Eccles, Nobel Laureate, stated that it became apparent that the brain is not the origin of the mind, as science and medicine had believed, but the other way around. The mind controls the brain, which acts as a receiving station (like a radio), with thoughts being similar to radio waves and the brain being similar to the receiver. The brain is like a receiving set, a switchboard that receives thought forms and then translates them into neuronal functioning and memory storage. For instance, until recently it was believed that voluntary movements of the muscles originated in the brain's motor cortex. But now, as Eccles has reported, the very intention to move is recorded by the supplemental motor area of the brain next to the motor cortex.

The brain is, therefore, activated by the mind's intention, not vice versa. We see this in the many brain-imaging studies done on people in states of meditation. For example, Dr Richard Davidson's research at the University of Wisconsin at Madison has demonstrated that compassion and loving-kindness meditation practices stimulated increased activity in the left prefrontal cortex (the seat of positive emotions such as happiness) and the production of high-amplitude gamma-wave synchrony (a sign of expanded awareness, alertness, and insight). What is held in mind has the power to alter brain activity and neuroanatomy. If others hear you muttering to yourself about chaos theory and altitude variations, let them wonder. You know what you're doing. Use Persistence and Endurance as NecessaryExpect to switch back and forth between motivation and perseverance. If the excitement of your original motivation begins to wane, you have another psychological asset that can take over. It is what the professionals use. It's called persistence. Persistence and endurance are motivation without the glamour. They are the forward-looking, future-oriented workhorses of the mind and spirit. These hardworking attitudes give you another way of approaching your goals that does not rely on the effervescence of fresh motivation. Motivation must begin to rely on persistence at some point. It shows the movement of the body in using objects. An example of implicit memory is how to ride a bicycle. Several brain parts, which include the basal ganglia, parietal and occipital regions, are included in implicit memory. This form of memory is highly independent of the hippocampus. Riding, Writing, driving, and swimming are all examples of implicit memory since they are non-declarative. Procedural memory