Science, Religion, Politics and in the pursuit of truth – HappyPsychotic

The main premise of the book is that the connections in our brain are constantly changing, and can be strengthened and can be modified to compensate for deficiencies caused by strokes or injuries. One part that particularly jumped out at me is the suggestion that we can create new connections to help us deal with trauma.

The best I have come up with so far is to distract myself from actually thinking about life – which is a temporary solution at best. I’ve become much more of a social creature, meeting new people, hanging out with groups of people. I think I enjoy the unpredictability of meeting people and the surprises that occasionally happen with them.

I have now decided to allow myself to get really excited about anything that sounds fun. I let myself dream about how great it’s going to be. It’s like waiting for Christmas presents as a kid – it sometimes ends up being more fun than the actual presents you get.

The main reason is that my viewpoints on morality and religion have continued to evolve (some Creationists still have a hard time even hearing that word right?), and are now at the point where many of my old friends and family members would be hurt by my words.

I’ve really enjoyed reading this book “Comfortable with Uncertainty” by Pema Chodron. I see many similarities with Christian teachings here and for those who don’t have a hang-up in comparing other moral teachings with Christian ones, you might also enjoy this book.