There is so much to know about that “space between your ears”…
People used to think that the brain you were born with was the same exact brain you would spend your whole life with. That it would never change.
Now we know that’s not true. Our brains are changing all the time. Scientists say they have plasticity, that they’re malleable, hardly anything if not changeable.
Memories change them, and thoughts change them–especially the thoughts you have about your feelings, and your other responses–that is, the ways you respond to everything you perceive and experience throughout your life. Your brain changes by growing new neurons–nerves–to support your new thoughts, new habits, and all the changes you make when you’re just living your life. They also do a little housekeeping, sweep away old memories that you don’t use anymore. To create space for the new memories you’re making all the time.
Your brain does most of this work automatically, without your having to think about it. So you can be free to change yourself as much as you want to.
Tomorrow: It’s all about survival. All of it.