The 4th Commandment of Self-Brain Surgery: "I must believe that my mind and my brain are not the same thing. My mind is in charge." Renewing your mind allows you to operate your brain so it stops operating you. Romans 12:2 isn't just a good idea, it is 1st-century neuroscience. #selfbrainsurgery

Thoughts become things. That's the 10th commandment from my new book, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. Everything real in your life started with a thought. So if you have things that need to change in your world, you must first change the things you're thinking about. I give you tactical ways to do this in my book. Click the link in the comments below and I'll send you the info. #selfbrainsurgery #neuroscience #neurosurgery #faithandscience

Your brain cannot tell the difference between a disaster that is happening and one you are only rehearsing. That’s why worst-case-scenario thinking isn’t “just being prepared.” It is building a brain that learns how to stay afraid. Neuroplasticity means you don’t live with the brain you were born with. You live with the brain you keep building. Spend enough time in the spiral and your amygdala stays online while your frontal lobes, the part that actually solves problems, go quiet. Cortisol rises. Sleep drops. The thing you’re trying to avoid becomes more likely, not less. Two thousand years ago Paul already knew the move: don’t be anxious about anything, but in everything, with prayer and thanksgiving, present your requests to God (Philippians 4:6-7). Anxiety and gratitude turn opposite directions on the same volume knob. One goes up, the other goes down. Next time the “what if this ends in disaster” thought shows up, try the other question: “What if it works out?” Hit that follow button and we'll work together every day to connect neuroscience and scripture to help you thrive. Save this for your next worst-case monent. Share it with someone whose brain is stuck in disaster mode. And click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times best seller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery