This is my brain without power

Last week, I woke up one morning before my alarm and wasn’t sure why. There was a disturbance in the air of some sort. It was eerily quiet. Turns out, the power had gone out, and I woke up because my brain was missing the white noise of my fan.  (I am addicted to white noise!)  No big deal, I figured. I’ll just get up a little early and get going. 

I jumped out of bed and flipped on the closet light. Duh, the power is out! I laughed to myself. I went to the kitchen and put together the ingredients of the same shake I drink every morning. I grabbed the blender and realized . . . oh yeah, the power is out. Put on my running shoes and headed out the garage door, except it doesn’t open when the power is out. 

It’s funny how our brain can know something intellectually, such as “the power is out” but yet it still sends us the same old built-in, subconscious messages like “turn on the light” or “blend your shake” or “go out the garage door”. 

If the power was out all day, or all week, we’d get used to it and stop trying to flip on lights. Our brain can change, but it takes a minute to catch up when something new is happening. 

This explains why changing a life-long thought like “I have to put everyone before myself” or everybody’s favorite (seriously, EVERYONE thinks this about themselves at some point) “I’m not enough”. 

When those are your default thoughts, they drive the bus. For example, the action you’d take when you believe you have to always put others' needs above yours is totally different than the action you’d take if you believed “It’s ok to take care of me, first”. 

Shifting your thinking is entirely possible. Your brain just needs a little practice. If your old thoughts of “Everyone comes before me” and “I’m not enough” aren’t working for you anymore, let me help you change them and change your life. 

PS You are enough, as is, right now. Just in case you needed that reminder today! :)