Once Upon a Brain:

The Ice Cream Adventure

Hi there. Meet Rahul.
Imagine Rahul’s brain as a chatty coffee shop where thoughts are like customers discussing their day. Some thoughts are like happy puppies, while others might be gloomy clouds.
And yes , like our brain, they can pop up any time .

Now, think of neural pathways as cool highways in our brain that the thoughts travel on.

Let me explain further with an example. Lets say Rahul gets a craving for ice cream. The thought pops up, “Ice cream sounds amazing right now.” This thought is like an ice cream truck driving down a pathway in Rahul’s brain. The more often Rahul thinks about ice cream, the wider and smoother this ice cream pathway becomes – it’s practically a highway!

But guess what? One day,  instead of always thinking about ice cream, Rahul now wants to be more positive and health conscious. That’s where my dear affirmations step in, like magical signposts.

(You all know i love affirmations and they are the  powerful thoughts.)

So i suggest Rahul to affirm. He uses an affirmation that says, “I am improving my choices.”

Now, every time Rahul craves ice cream, he replaces the thought with the affirmation. It’s like taking a detour from the well-traveled ice cream highway and driving onto a new road filled with positivity . The more Rahul repeats this affirmation, the more the new road becomes a popular route.

The brain loves patterns, so as Rahul keeps using the affirmation, the old ice cream pathway becomes a bit overgrown, like an abandoned trail. Meanwhile, the new “I am improving” road becomes wider and more inviting, like a freshly paved smooth expressway.

With time, whenever Rahul thinks about treats, his brain automatically starts steering toward the “I am improving” road. It’s like training the brain to follow the new path, one affirmation at a time.

And that’s how thoughts, neural pathways, and affirmations all come together!

So Rahul rewired his brain from ice cream cravings to positive journeys.

Would you too use the power of affirmations to create brain expressways ?

Remember in your journey of life  you have all the power in you to pause, reflect and redirect at any point . You have the power to create as many new expressways as you need to improvise and smoothen your ride.

So sit back and enjoy !