When I was a scrawny little kid with a big head, I loved lego.
I’d play with it for hours.
Sometimes I’d follow the instructions…
…but often I didn’t.
When I didn’t follow the instructions, it usually didn’t turn out so great.
Sure, it was cute and everything.
I was young kid having fun and building interesting things.
But it never looked as good as when I followed the instructions.
Without the instructions, nothing got built properly.
Well…
It turns out that’s also how the nervous system works.
When we’re born, we only have part of the nervous system online.
It’s the part that slams on the brakes in cases of shock and extreme trauma.
It’s an important part of our hardware as humans… but it’s only one part.
Another important part is what scientists call our “social engagement system” or the “rest and digest” portion of our nervous system.
It’s the part that helps us relax.
It allows us to soothe and settle our system after something stressful happens.
It regulates digestion, our ability to connect with friends and family and whether we’re able to focus properly (on school or work).
The problem is…
This part isn’t fully online when we’re born.
Instead, it develops over the first few years of our life – using our parents “rest and digest” system as its “lego instructions”.
And that means…
If our parents “rest and digest” system isn’t healthy, then our “rest and digest” system won’t be healthy.
That is…
If they’ve got faulty wiring in their nervous system from THEIR childhood, we’ll end up with similar wiring in OUR nervous system too.
(That is, unless our parents have done the work to heal their nervous system… and let’s face it, most haven’t.)
So if you have issues with your nervous system…
* digestive problems, anxiety and depression
* challenges with procrastination and staying focused at school or work
* negative thoughts, self-doubt and fear
* insomnia (or on the opposite end, sleeping loads but never feeling rested)
…you can blame your parents (or primary caregivers in the first few years of your life).
Interesting, right?
But here’s the thing:
While it might be your parents fault for certain aspects of your nervous system, YOU are the only one who can fix it.
That’s where Rageheart comes in.
It’s a step-by-step instruction manual for your nervous system.
How to clear the blockages.
Restore balance.
Infuse it with strength, power and vitality.
In other words…
How to clear the bullshit and remember who you are.
However..
Just like with lego, I can give you the instruction manual…
…but YOU are the only one who can build the thing.
If that sounds good to you, let’s build something magnificent together:
Have you ever taken a deep breath to calm yourself down?
Or told someone else do it?
In tomorrow’s daily rage, we’ll look at why taking a deep breath isn’t always the best advice… and how it sometimes prolongs our suffering instead of ending it.
Until then,
John Wood