dailydatewithgod

When I think of how we are programmed to function as human beings it is not hard to get caught up in the idea that we are robots of some sort.  On some level that almost sounds easier especially when it comes to reprogramming some of our inborn behaviors.  We have various reflexes set up to enable us to survive for which I am most grateful.  Other adaptive reflexes come from the programming set up at a young age which is entirely context-based.  However, because of the state of our mind and the part of the growth in which they occurred our system did put a stop in place to account for the context.  In other words, when we are reflexively reacting to something in our current environment which in any way mirrors or is similar to a past context our brain kicks in and runs the program already in place.  Gratefully, there are also mechanisms of new growth so that new reflexes can be set up but they take time to become established.  The best way to initiate the process is to introduce our hearts through our breath into the mix.  When we consciously pause and breathe we awaken our heart and change the vibration around our heart to move at a pace we want versus the automatic reflex which likely has our heart ramped up. From the pause and deeper slower breath, we can detach ourselves from the old context and how it is overlaying the current situation.  It is a skill that takes practice.  God designed our hearts to be involved in this process not only because it physically then feeds the rest of our system but it has the courage and the compassion to keep practicing.