Allow me to introduce your brain to your mind.
You could say… they were made for each other.
They have undeniable chemistry!
Let’s imagine for a moment that we human beings are more than ‘what meets the eye’.
By this, I mean that we’re all familiar with how we rely on our physical brain system to acquire and pattern information that enables our physical body to function as a human being. But I’m curious about how many of us make choices in life by relying on our mind — our inner awareness of our soul — our inner wisdom. This is the part of us that cannot be seen or touched and yet its existence can be perceived as whispers from our mind — our inner voice. An awareness of our soul’s personal inner knowing of our needs, wants, passions and purpose — an infinite wisdom that knows what makes us feel and be happy through life.
You would think that expanding the thoughts that can influence our perspective on life, impact the choices we make, our behaviours, and the outcome of our life would be easy… right? In essence, it is but (there’s always a ‘but’) it requires practicing self-care on a daily basis. Self-care means taking care of our ‘self’ — how we treat ourself. Making sure our needs and wants are looked after. Creating or participating in moments and experiences that have us feel loved, worthy and self-reliant. We do this by taking full responsibility for leading our life — for the choices we make and the actions we take. Aligning the choices we make with what makes us feel and be happy through life is about self-love… it’s simply taking personal agency in our own happiness. It’s the first step towards a healthy self-esteem and self-respect.
Starting small… noticing the thoughts behind the choices we make on a daily basis. Noticing patterns of thoughts that have us feel happy within and those that don’t. Choosing to expand those that support a positive versus a negative mindset. Thoughts that benefit our well-being, embolden us to self-care by practicing self-love, self-trust and self-motivation. Thoughts that influence our outlook on life, empower us to be self-reliant, rely on our own judgment, abilities, and determination to influence the outcome of our lives. 
As they say… a picture is worth a thousand words! The results of a recent study suggest that human beings have approximately 60,000 thoughts per day, and that 90% of these are repetitive. Some of these are repetitive ‘clusters’ of thoughts that our physical brain system patterns to help us function efficiently as a human being… or as I like to refer to it, to self-lead our life. What is important to note is that these thought and behavioural patterns can have a positive or negative effect on choices we make as they are influenced by internal and external factors, and are thoughts that are based on outlived joyful or fear-based emotions.
But here’s the thing, as sentient beings, we have the ability to perceive — observe our own thoughts, and distinguish between thoughts originating from our mind, and those originating from our physical brain system. In my opinion, as a human being, our powerful brain seeks to experience fulfillment in life through emotions and actions → creating moments of happiness. Our phenomenal mind seeks fulfillment in life by establishing the freedom — the space, time and energy needed to viscerally feel and connect with the joy within such moments. 
Being aware that we have the freedom to choose what nurtures our mind and soul as well as our physical brain and body, helps us uncover the magic our mind and brain forge together to help us create a loving, happy, fun, fulfilling and rewarding life. Both co-exist within us, each play an important role in our life. Our mind teaches us the importance of self-care, and our physical brain teaches us the importance of self-leadership.
Our Choice Life Approach is specifically designed to help you self-care and self-lead your life. It supports you in taking care of your own well-being by helping you nurture three key facets of your self-care ability — your self-love, self-worth and self-reliance. How does it do this? By helping you learn how to use the power behind your ability to self-care — learning to develop key qualities of your self-leadership ability… your self-esteem, self-respect, self-trust, self-confidence, self-motivation and self-determination. This is your ability to consciously influence your thoughts to support your well-being throughout your life.
Learn more about the interdependency of these two abilities by purchasing our e-booklets or by joining us for a webinar (see below). But first you should check out the wisdom this wise little guy wants to share with you.
WISE OLD OWL TAKEAWAY NOTES:
What does consciously influencing your thoughts, which have a ripple effect on your choices and behaviours, have to do with creating your happiness in life?
It’s about true love → self-love. But don’t take my word for it, click and visit the Wise Old Owl and find out for yourself.
Here’s how we can help you make these changes in life…
Click below, and check-out our trilogy of e-booklets — sold separately to target your specific needs or wants in life; or, join us for a webinar and automatically receive the corresponding e-booklet. 
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