Swapping Ingredients
Positive Memes for the Mind
Reprogramming for Happiness
I always believed a bit in that phrase that the world belonged to those who woke up early. Until one day, I read that the world belongs to those who wake up happy, with a reserve of dopamine stored to be used right from the start, which depresses sadness and puts it on the sidelines.
Life isn’t just a reserve of dopamine, well-known as the molecule of motivation, reward, and pleasure. Life is about doing things to make ourselves feel good. This includes making others feel good, too. Have you ever thought that life likes to be surprised? Paying attention to details, knowing how to deal with small situations that bother us without getting worn out by them, swapping an ingredient in the recipe, for example, if you can’t go buy it at the moment.
Changing attitudes, transforming what seems boring and difficult into something simple, looking at someone who challenges and tests you without fear, and tolerating emotional discomfort—it’s not easy, but it’s definitely possible.
Eating a beautiful lasagna without thinking that those calories will ruin a week’s…
