Journal. Feeling more positive today. Day 3 of new exercise plan. As I've learned in 'learned optimism' I'm choosing to believe this is going to make a difference, even though it doesn't feel natural to believe so yet; my old tendency was to think - what's the point, I'll try but it's not likely to make a difference anyways. The new book is off to a good start. Talks about how those fight or flight responses is being engaged from a completely different part of the brain than those we use for reason and emotional capacity - the author terms it as an 'amygdala hijack'; once it's started, logical thought becomes almost impossible. You have to trigger another part of your brain before you are able to think with reason and empathy again. 'Willing' yourself to just stop doesn't work. Interesting so far.
I cannot complain for not receiving from others, that which I've never asked them for.
