Typically, we never give our minds any conscious thought. We go about our days and continue living life the way we’ve always lived. It is only during moments of conflict and quiet reflection that we normally begin to ponder on our actions, or what drove them.

It is only when we get disrupted that we try to search inside for answers, yet this is the first place we should look. Most of our problems’ solutions are nowhere to be found outside but within ourselves. We can uncover powerful truth and insight by getting to know our minds better.

Several studies have unraveled some of the dynamics of the human mind. Researchers say that conscious thought only makes up 5% of our brain activity, while the rest are on autopilot, maneuvered by the subconscious. Conscious thought may be highly vulnerable to forgetfulness, exhaustion, and is creatively limited, but the subconscious mind is virtually impeccable in design. Continue reading →

In reality, there is no such thing as a perfect memory. The common memory that we know of is imperfect, vulnerable, and never recalls with 100% accuracy every detail of all our experiences.

The common notion that we know about memory is that it’s fallible in the role it plays inside our brains. People forget things; even short term memory loss is commonplace. Our brains can get tired and sleepy when overworked, and so we need to give it time to rest. The sharpness and creativity of our minds, as we know, are limited, too.

Traumatic memories are repressed, as if automatically, by a part inside our brains that enable us to survive without rehashing the painful, shocking, heavy experience that is too much for our minds to consciously remember over and over; never to be brought to the surface again until the mind chooses to, or another experience triggers it. Continue reading →