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The second system, based on several other neuromodulators, is the biochemical source of the pleasant feeling tones that come from the actual—and anticipated—carrots in life.*When these “pleasure chemicals”—natural opioids (including endorphins), oxytocin, and norepinephrine—surge into your synapses, they strengthen the neural circuits that are active, making them more likely to fire together in the future.Imagine a toddler trying to eat a spoonful of pudding. After many misses, his perceptual-motor neurons finally get it right, leading to waves of pleasure chemicals which help cement the synaptic connections that created the specific movements that slipped the spoon into his mouth.*In essence, this pleasure system highlights whatever triggered it, prompts you to pursue those rewards again, and strengthens the behaviors that make you successful in getting them. It works hand in hand with the dopamine-based system. For example, slaking your thirst feels good both because the discontent of low dopamine leaves, and because the pleasure chemical–based joy of cool water on a hot day arrives.
Posted by Marty on February 16, 2012 at 1:34 pm
So we abuse this system with PTSD. Avoidance of our trauma increases its power and time it is loose in our consciousness.
If we chase pleasure, PTSD will grow and we will increase our symptoms and amount of cortisol contained in the nervous system continually.
We must strive to be present to experience joy, sadness, pain, suffering, happiness or whatever is in front of us. That is how we can then move to the next moment without any thought or emotion from the last.
We want to be open to the unknown,malice and willing to be totally in this moment without thougt and with all our emotions and feeling ready to be used when needed.
This is what our goal,is. This is where happiness exists not totally. Life is not some story book all happy nothing bothers you kind of life.
the world is the same. Our inner world is what will be entirely different.
Start today and develop your focus in the breathing track. daily action heals.
Posted by kaitlots on February 16, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Great post Marty! I am reading Buddha’s brain now. I love understanding how this stuff works
Posted by Alex on February 17, 2012 at 7:37 am
Yes Kaitilots I agree – “Great Post Marty” – you two certainly Know how to inspire one another, so nice to see – the idea of being able to improve the quality, speed, cleanliness and preciseness of ones synopis is uplifting and tha basic way this can be done is by: feeling good inside which is equally interesting as it relates to my general health but also as it relates to my time at the keyboard – focusing on The Breathing Track helps find my inner harmony – all the more reason to have enjoyable periods of playing/learning – continuially walking into a new Now that has no concept of the past (within practicality) is so visual – 10/4 Alex