— The Weak Link —
The mind is quite weak in the fighting off
Of emotions, for they have a direct
Pathway into consciousness—inhibiting
The rational, thinking part of the brain.
— Primitive Controllers —
Emotions usually take sole control,
Brain logic relegated to the sidelines,
Being ineffective against a mood;
It’s a wonder what’s really is in charge.
— You’re History —
Reason and emotion are hard to coordinate,
Each having a separate pathway to the mind;
That perhaps is all there is to tell about the
Miseries and follies of human history.
— The Stain on the Brain —
Emotions are slow to react to logic,
Like molasses or slow forming crystals,
Or not at all, like rocks, blocking us.
Unless and until they change, progress halts.
— Molecular Events —
The way that we think and feel depends but
Upon chemicals—neurotransmitters
Like Dopamine and Serotonin that
Fluctuate; so—how meaningful are weird moods?
— The Creative Solution Space —
Let reactions sail on by—just observe them,
But don’t act on them. This puts some distance
Between you and your conditioned response,
A space which grants a modicum of free will.
— Free Will and Free Won’t —
When extreme thoughts arrive, uninvited, as
Most thoughts do, we veto them, saying “don’t”,
For while we can never will that which does
The unconscious willing, we do have “free won’t”.
— ‘I’ —
From its safe subjective place that’s free of fear,
The “soul”, our Conscious Awareness, can witness
The strange thoughts and emotions that surface
On the mind, sent there by the subconscious brain.
— The Drama of the Trauma —
Conscious Awareness, which can but witness,
Is a safe haven from which to observe
The drama of our lives playing in our minds,
Granting us a sobering distance from it.