Your brain is amazing, and is made of many different parts.
Let’s start with the brain stem, where your brain starts.
Then, to the hippocampus, where your memories are stored.
Sights, sounds and smells of when you’re scared, angry, or bored.
Your amygdala is the part, that keeps you safe and alive.
But staying safe and in your comfort zone, don’t always jive.
This part of the brain, is concerned with survival, safety, and success.
It tells you that you can’t do it, you will fail, and you believe it, I guess.
But if safety isn’t the problem, then just don’t even listen to it.
Playing it safe, and not trying new things, aren’t good one bit.
The prefrontal cortex, is where you make decisions that are tough,
But if you are not calm, it will make thinking clearly, kind of rough.
When working properly, you can make any tough decision.
You can solve difficult problems, with ease and precision.
Taking deep breaths, meditating, and mantras will help you a lot,
When you are calm, your brain will work, there isn’t a lot, you forgot.
When you learn new things, your neurons start to connect.
There are million of neurons, for your brain to protect.
If you do it a lot, Myelin will form around the outside.
This makes you do it faster, for every time that you tried.
Your brain is like plastic, and can change, so you see.
This ability to change and grow, is called neuroplasticity.
They often say, “The brain is a horrible thing for you to waste”.
You can rewire your brain to perform, it doesn’t need to be misplaced.
Written by: Craig Dunkleberger
Poetry for Emotionally Smart Living 