Silicon Valley, it's
the nickname for the world's
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tech-center brain pool. Located
in the state of California in
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America. It encompasses
the southern portion of the San
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Francisco Bay area. Over time,
the name has become famous,
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the word Silicon originally
referred to the large number
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innovators and manufacturers
of silicon chips located in the
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area. Silicon Valley is
now home to many of the worlds
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largest high-tech corporations
and scores of well-known
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companies. Including the
headquarters of 39 businesses
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in the fortune 1,000.
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But did you know, there
is a 1.4-kilo entity that can
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fit in your hand that's more
advance than anything produced
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in Silicon Valley? and
it's 30 times more powerful
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than any of the computer
inventions made by these
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innovative companies.
There is, it's the human brain.
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Stay with us to hear something
truly amazing about your brain.
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Humans have been puzzled,
awestruck, confused, interested,
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and even delighted
with the brain for eons.
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One of the earliest of
such individuals on record
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was a Greek physician
by the name of Hippocrates.
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Hippocrates said, that the
brain had four divisions and
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named them Choleric, Phlegmatic,
Sanguine, and Melancholy.
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In his doctoral dissertation,
and using a variety of research
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tools W. Eugene Brewer
linked each of these terms
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with a region of the brain.
It's been said that you can
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manage something effectively
only when you can identify
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label and describe it.
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But how do we do
that with the brain?
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Well, today's guest, a brain
function specialist can help us
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figure this out. Dr.
Arlene Taylor is the founder
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and president of Realizations
Inc. a non-profit corporation
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that engages is brain
function research and provides
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unique educational resources.
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The author of several popular
books related to Brain Function
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and practical applications
to relationships in every day
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living and creator of the
Longevity Lifestyle Matters
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program. Dr. Taylor
speaks internationally.
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Dr. Taylor, welcome to
the Incredible Journey,
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and we're so glad you are
with us for today's program.
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Thank you Gary, I'm
very glad to be here.
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I'm starting to hear a
lot of talk about downshifting
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in relation to the
brain. What's that all about?
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It describes what we call
a natural brain phenomenon.
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It's the brain's response,
it's what the brain does
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when it perceives it's not safe.
So it's fearful about something,
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It feels unsafe, automatically
it begins to downshift.
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It's designed and best used for
real threat is the short term.
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You know, something happens
the brain feels momentarily
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unsafe, it downshifts. It
was never designed for long-term
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prolonged use because
you always give up something
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to get something.
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So it's an immediate response
by the brain to some threat.
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Exactly, exactly.
Couldn't say it better myself.
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Now when most people
hear the term downshifting
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or changing gears, they probably
think about it in terms of
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vehicles, cars,
trucks, whatever.
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How does it relate to the
brain? It's a good metaphor,
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it's absolutely
wonderful metaphor.
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So if you compare what we call
brain downshifting or changing
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gears, think about a truck,
automatic transmission for years
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the most effective way for that
truck to function on the highway
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is in the top gear. As
it's driving along let's say
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that it comes to a part of
the road that it's really bumpy
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or there's some gravel
patch or there's some pot holes
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without even sometimes putting
on the brake, or if you have to
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put on the brake, the automatic
transmission will go from third
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to second, because it wants you
to get through this bad patch.
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Suppose it happens when you
are driving in the mountains
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and now you've also
got a steep incline...
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The automatic transmission
may go clear down to first
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in order to get you
through and if the terrain,
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or the driving conditions are
so bad that you can't even get
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through on first,
then you're going to stall.
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The degree of threat to
the engine if you want to
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talk about it that way,
influences whether you go from
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third to second, from
second all the way to first or
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whether you stall. Alright,
the same thing happens in the
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brain. Every driver experienced
the positives and the negatives
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of downshifting
or changing gears.
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When the brain
downshifts or changes gears
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where does it go to?
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If you look at the screen,
you will see a drawing of
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half a brain showing the
three brain layers or in this
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metaphor, three gears, pulled
apart so you can clearly see
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the three levels. So first
gear is brain stem Cerebellum,
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second gear or layer is of
course the Carpus Coliseum,
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both of these are sub-conscious,
automatic, and then you come
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to the third gear or neo-cortex,
and that's where you have
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conscious thought. So
when you are purring along
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the highway of life and
every- thing is going quite well
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you can metaphorically
experience that you are in
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top gear. Now a problem comes
up or you have a car accident
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or something adverse happens
and the brain feels unsafe,
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I don't know how this
is going to affect me,
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I don't know how I'm going
to recover, is my insurance
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going to cover the damage to
the vehicles, whatever it is.
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and the brain consciously begins
to feel unsafe, uncertain,
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insecure. It will
first downshift, change gears
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into this second layer
looking for some brain function
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that will help it feel safer.
And if it doesn't find it in the
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second gear, it will go
clear down to the first gear.
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Because in the first
gear, are the stress responses
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case in-in-point fight-flight,
that's a stress response.
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You get down there
and you make a decision
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am I going to run away
or am I going to fight?
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What am I going to do
to help myself feel safer?
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And then hopefully as this
gets resolved, the brain will
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upshift, change gears from first
to second and you are back up
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to third. So Dr. Taylor
what kind of things, events, or
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experiences would cause
our brain to change gears?
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Number 1. Any type of
threat, any type of threat
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and that's defined as anything
that makes this brain feel
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at least momentarily helpless.
How am I going to solve this?
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And when you look at the
big picture, it's any situation
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that involves,
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which also
includes anxiety and worry.
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So, when any of those exist,
the brain tends to direct its
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energy and attention away
from this conscious third layer
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neo-cortex and begins to change
gears, in America we call it
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down-shifting, to the second
brain layer, the second gear
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and if that solves it then,
well and good, if that doesn't,
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it'll go clear
down to the first gear.
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Dr. Taylor, it's obvious that
the ability to automatically
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downshift or change gears
can be lifesaving, beneficial
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it also suggests that if the
brain downshifts, changes gears
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when it's not necessary to
do so then there can be some
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undesirable consequences.
Now, do you have any examples
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of what those might be?
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You're absolutely right,
the ability to change gears
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automatically can be lifesaving.
You can immediately choose
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to run away, to remove yourself
from the situation if that's
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possible and if you can't
do that, then you sometimes
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have to stand up for
yourself and even fight.
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If you have changed
gears from imaginary fears,
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or because you don't feel safe
but there's really no reason
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for that. You've just watched
a lot or really scary movies
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and they've put scary
thoughts in your mind...
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If you change gears
under those conditions,
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and even if you change
gears after a major trauma,
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which most people do
because it's a shock,
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they're fearful about the
outcome. There can be negative
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consequences especially if
it's prolonged downshifting.
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So here's some examples,
studies show that in the middle
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of a crisis, people tend to
recall less than 15% of what was
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actually said to them. So 85%
they don't think to register or
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remember, and you have
heard people arguing about this
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I told you that, no you
didn't, I know I told you that,
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and I know you didn't.
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Well, one or both of them
maybe have been downshifted,
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and they just don't remember.
So you have little kids that
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come to school from dangerous or
dysfunctional home environments
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and they're down trying
to look how to feel safer...
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They don't
learn. They can't learn.
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They're down at the part of the
brain that doesn't allow them
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to cognitively
process information.
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I think the most important
thing for many people who
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study the brain is that
as this energy and attention
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especially if
it's anger or fear goes
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third gear down to first gear
quickly. You lose easy access
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to what we call key functions
in the pre-frontal cortex
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portion behind the forehead.
So what are some of those
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key functions? Well planning,
making choices that will give
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you a positive outcomes
instead of negative outcomes.
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Morality, What
are your standards?
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Willpower, how
did he use willpower?
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How have you developed
conscience and are you using
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conscience? Are you
honest, or are you dishonest?
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Are you using restraint
when you get suddenly an idea
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to do something, do you think
about it for a minute and decide
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do I really want to do
that and face the potential
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consequences...You know, you
lose that inhibition ability.
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- Can't brainstorm solutions,
it's hard to problem solve
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and so on. So you can understand
that people who live in an
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environment with behaviors
that trigger the emotion
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of anger, or they're fearful
for their lives or fearful for
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the safety of their loved
ones, they're handicapped.
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Because they've lost the
easy access to those critical
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functions that make us
quintessentially human.
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So is there anything we can
do to help prevent downshifting
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or changing gears when
there's really no valid threat?
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There absolutely is
Gary. Because you remember
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the two main emotions that
trigger the brain to change
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gears: -Anger, -Fear. Now
there are two types of fear,
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There's genuine, this is
a threat fear when you must
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do something to take
action to keep yourself safe
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and then there is what
we call imaginary fears.
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And every human being has
imaginary fears of some type
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or another. So what
are imaginary fears?
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Well they're fears like,
I'm not pretty enough, I'm not
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handsome enough, I'm
not good looking enough.
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Or, I'm not smart enough,
I can't compete in the world
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cause I'm dumb. Or,
nobody's going to love me,
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I'm just not lovable. Nobody,
God isn't even going to love me.
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Or, I'm never going
to be successful, I,
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I just am never going to make
enough money, how can I even
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support my family? You multiply
that by the billions of people
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in this world and every
brain has some imaginary fears.
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So if you want to prevent
unnecessary changing of gears
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then take a look at
those imaginary fears.
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Resolve them. I tell people,
come on, you look like you look.
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There's no two people as far
as we know that have the same
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thumbprints, identical
twins don't even look identical.
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You are who you are. Make
the best of it and be glad
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who you are. Give up
those imaginary fears,
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there's always going to be
somebody who you think looks
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better than you. They'll
always be somebody who you think
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you look better than.
The comparisons are odious,
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give it up. And you go through
your fears and you resolve them.
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And believe me, you can
prevent unnecessary downshifting
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changing of gears.
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So, if you downshift,
change gears unnecessarily
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what can you do about it?
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You can have a pre-planned
strategy up your sleeve
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to help you upshift. For
example, I have two strategies
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that are in my
pocket so to speak.
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I've thought about them ahead of
time. When I began to recognize
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that I must be downshifting
because I'm getting into that
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really rigid not brainstorming
type of thinking...
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I do one or both. My first
strategy if I can possibly think
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of anything funny about what's
going on and laugh about it,
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I automatically upshift,
change gears up to third layer
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and that's because in this
top third layer the functions
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of humor live in
the right frontal lobes,
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so if we were looking at
this, here's humor in the
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right frontal lobe and
the ability to laugh is in
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row cause area in
the left frontal lobe.
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So, if I can picture that
something is funny about this
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and start laughing, I'm
know I'm upshifted. Done deal.
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Occasionally the situation
has no redeeming humorous
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characteristics what-so-ever.
So then I have to go to my
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second strategy. Research has
shown that fear and gratitude
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cannot simultaneously
exist in the brain.
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And since fear is a major down-
shifter that'll change gears
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from 3 to 1 in a Nano-second,
all I have to do is concentrate
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on something for
which to be grateful.
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And I will up-shift because
again, the conscious recognition
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gratitude occurs in
the pre- frontal cortex.
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There is always something
for which to be grateful Gary.
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The problem is many human beings
do not practice daily gratitude.
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And so when you need to
grab... I'm thankful something,
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they can't find anything.
So I have trained myself
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the last thing when
I go to bed at night,
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I think of something
for which I am grateful.
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The first thing I
think of in the morning
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is something for
which to be grateful.
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And several times throughout the
day, I practice daily gratitude.
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If I downshift when I
really didn't need to,
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or, I needed to but I
want to get up-shifted,
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get back to 3rd gear in a hurry.
I have a whole cadre of things
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for things which I am thankful
that I can access immediately
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and get back up to 3rd gear.
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Dr Taylor, thank you for sharing
with us brain information
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that deals with the
practical side of everyday life.
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We really appreciate
having you being with us today.
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And I appreciate being invited
to talk to you about this Gary.
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Thank you!
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Anger is a natural emotion
in which we all experience
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from time to time. It's one
of those emotions that can be
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both positive and negative
depending on how we react to it.
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It isn't a bad emotion
just by virtue of what it is.
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It's not exactly
wrong to feel angry.
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The real issue
is how we handle it.
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If we respond to people and
situations in an explosion of
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angry words and
actions, that harms everyone,
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the people
around us and ourselves.
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Our brain changes gears
down to the first layer,
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so that's obviously the
wrong way to deal with it.
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How then do we deal with anger?
How do we get ahead of anger?
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Well the Bible gives us
some simple principles that can
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help us deal with the
most volatile and annoying
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situations. The first is found
in Proverbs chapter 15 and verse
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one. Here's what it says.
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It's so simple yet profound.
A gentle orf soft response
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will squash the anger inside.
You see, when we vent anger,
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it's never gentle, it's usually
loud, blunt, and hurtful.
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When we let rip when we
are angry, we use words that we
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wouldn't normally use. So
Bible principle number one
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in dealing with anger.
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Next, we turn to
Ephesians chapter four
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and verse twenty-six.
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Anger can come on quickly and
if you are not prepared for it,
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you'll react by lashing out
and hurting others around you.
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Make the decision now to
not let anger control you
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when you feel it, recognize
it and take steps to manage it.
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Don't hide it, don't
deny it, deal with it.
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Because the longer you sit
on it, the worse it will get,
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that's why I think this
Bible verse is really good.
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Don't end the day still angry,
it's not good to end the day
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with all that anger and
frustration bottled up inside
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you. Don't hold on to
anger and frustration,
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deal with it, work through
it, talk about it, sort it out
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before the day ends.
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So Bible principle number
two in dealing with anger.
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Don't hold on to anger
and frustration, deal with it.
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Next, we turn to Ephesians
chapter four and verses 31 and
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32. You can't change how someone
treats you but you can choose to
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respond to them with kindness.
And we can do this because God
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in Christ forgave us. When we
remember what Jesus did for us,
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and how much He loves us, it
empowers us to forgive and love
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others. We begin to value other
people when we see how much
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Jesus loves us.
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So, there's Bible
principle number three
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in dealing with anger.
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The Bible gives us the simple
yet practical and yet profound
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ways to deal with anger.
And it's worth putting them into
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practice in our lives.
Your relationships are worth it,
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your own sanity is worth
it. Peace of mind is something
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you can't buy and when
your mind and heart are at peace
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the world is a happier place
and you'll find the true freedom
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and fulfillment that
God intended for your life.
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If that's what you
really want in your life,
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why not ask for it
right now as we pray.
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Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for creating us
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with many emotions, all of which
we need for healthy and creative
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living. When we are hurt
and angry, help us to remember
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your Love for us and the Bible
principles you have given us
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to deal with hurt and anger.
Lord, we want our relationships
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to be healthy and happy
and we pray for the peace and
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fulfillment that
comes from knowing you.
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We ask this in Jesus name. Amen!
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Anger is a natural emotion
we all experience from time to
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time. It's one of those emotions
that can be both positive and
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negative depending
on how we react to it.
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It isn't a bed emotion
by virtue of what it is,
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it's not exactly wrong to
feel angry. The real issue is
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how we handle it. God
wants us to experience peace
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and happiness in our lives
and so in the Bible, He gives us
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some simple, practical
advice on dealing with anger.
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And it's worth putting it
into practice in our lives.
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Your relationships are worth
it, your sanity is worth it.
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