27/10/2025
✨️ Your mind finds what you look for... so what are you looking for today?
Our brains are wired to notice more of what we focus on. It's part of survival, an inbuilt, pattern spotting system designed to keep us safe. Great, right? But if we are constantly on the lookout for problems, our brain just shows us more of them until that's all you notice.
🌿 When we shift our focus toward joy, gratitude, and calm, our brain begins to look for that instead.
With a bit of repetition, neuroplasticity is your friend and in time... you've got 99 problems, but stress ain't one!
Dopamine, our reward chemical (a key role in motivation, movement, and mood) loves novelty. Those small, simple, and often fleeting moments that light us up without effort.
☕️ The first sip of morning brew.
☀️ A patch of sunlight through the window.
🐦 Birdsong on your daily walk.
💬 A kind word from a friend or loved one.
These little ✨️sparks of joy✨️ are powerful because they remind your mind that joy is already there.
👉🏼 Through mindfulness and the 3 P's:
Positive actions
Positive interactions
Positive thoughts
You can notice lifes ready-made joys AND create your own sparks of joy every day, too.
🧠✨️ If you'd like to learn how to train your brain to focus on calm and joy instead of stress and worry, book a free connect & explore call via the link in my bio.
