It feels like our circumstances and our choices come together to create our lives. At one time this was true – decades ago for most of us! At one time, our circumstances and our choices came together for long enough to create a groove in our nervous system. Our sympathetic and parasympathetic activity became settled in a pattern along with a balance of stress hormones and beneficial hormones.
Our bodies create habits as an efficiency measure to conserve the precious processing time of our higher thinking centers which use a lot of calories. One reason for this is that it is much more ‘energy efficient’ to run a low energy habit or pattern than a high energy new process. Anyone who turns off the water when they brush their teeth can identify with this.
The problem comes when we think we are making new choices but life keeps showing up in the same old way. The answer lies in the nervous system. It seems like we are making new choices but our nervous system is running in the same old groove. Our nervous system is a powerful force in our bodies and unless a serious jolt occurs or a new series of behaviors is reinforced over time, our nervous system will draw events to us that allow it to maintain its status quo.
Another way to say this is that we broadcast a unique frequency and similar frequencies (people and events) are attracted. This is easily seen by looking at busy people. Busy people are always busy. No matter what they try to do differently, life continues to show up in a way that maintains their feeling of being busy. The same is true of people with drama in their lives. Drama continues to show up to match the level of order in their nervous system and their hormonal balance.
For many of us, this is shocking news. We thought we were living our lives freely but it turns out we are on a track being taken where the track leads. And we didn’t choose the track! The good news is that though we can’t escape our body’s process, we can work with it. While patterns are powerful, they are also fragile. When we want to change our lives outwardly, we need to look inward first. We can reprogram our nervous system by repeatedly evoking the emotions we desire thereby creating a new frequency of our own design. Once in place, this frequency will lead us to the experiences we desire with little effort. By creating a frequency that includes the feelings of peace and gratitude, we will experience life through this viewpoint. My frequency is gratitude, fun and freedom! What’s yours?
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