The moment

This weeks prompt for Writers Island is The Moment, which made me think of "Living in the moment" which is not just some philosophy. Being interested in neurology I learned that the brain is inclined to live in the past. When we take in the world through our senses, the brain compares the new information with stored memories (neurological pathways) When a new experience relates to memories from the past , we use this memory as an explanation of what is happening in the present. Even if it different from the present. We create our own perception. Only thinking can alter thinking or the structure of the brain. We have to be aware of the moment. There is however something else what helps to change your brain. When we become parents or fall in love the chemical oxytocin gets released. This melts down existing pathways. Therefore new experiences can create quick change. My words this week are however about living in the moment.

The Moment
By Marja Blom

We are slaves of the mind

Not aware, not be there

left right left right

mechanical actions

automatic reactions
Predicting so fast
Dressing the moment

with clothes form the past

Come wake up and

take time to

immerse and absorb

Concentration and

contemplation

will bring stillness to survive

will reform your being

will intensify your life

Insight and wisdom

will grow from the seeds

of learning to see and

to hear, to be free

from the mechanical mind

Be aware of the moment

unique in it's kind