The Daily G.I.F.T. from The GratiDude

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Gratitude

Intention

First

Things

The G.I.F.T. Today

Grateful: for the overall feeling of things slowing down as much as I slow down

Intention-see the beauty all around me all day

First-leave cash for cleaner

Things-bring sticks

Morning Platitude from The GratiDude

A very cool scientifically proven concept is just how much your brain is working for you all the time.

I don’t mean when you know that it’s working for you. I mean the fact that it’s working for you twenty-four seven when you let it know that you need help with something.

It’s an interesting concept to move into the place where you can be OK talking about your own consciousness and things like a relationship with your brain and even with your ego construct because at some point you have to ask yourself “well how many MEs are inside ME for ME to talk to?”.

One of my mentors taught me a cool concept of moving past judging your own thoughts and getting into a more playful relationship with them. This game applies and adds an element of play to your own personal growth and pursuit of mental wellness.

David Meltzer taught me that you can react to the need to be right the feeling of wanting to judge or be superior or any other ego thought as a wrestling match.

Your higher self is going to confront your ego playfully and go “wait a minute, bro that thought doesn’t serve me. That’s my brother here in yoga class and I don’t need to judge him just because he doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing, and he looks like the scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz bouncing all over the place.” And I can get back to more loving thoughts and shift my judgment to curiosity.

I’m going to repeat that concept because it’s a big one and it’s one for all of us to consider integrating into our daily practice and way of life:

Shift your judgement to curiosity because you can’t do both at the same time.

Curiosity is much better, and it also speaks to the reality that you have no idea what’s going on with anyone else except yourself.

Hard stop.

For many years, there were people in the golf industry that have told me that they thought I was some Silverspoon kid from California that breeze into the golf industry and just partied his way to success and achievement.

They had no clue that I had not had money since I was twelve and worked my way through school.

Those thoughts are opinions don’t matter, however, to my earlier point if people were curious instead of judgmental, they could’ve asked questions and found out the truth about me or anything else for that matter.

I pay particularly close attention when people older than me can share just one bit of advice, I perk up simply because there is no substitute for experience.

When the old person also has an energy that is kind with an open heart I’m going to listen even closer because I feel like that person‘s frequency is closer to mine, and that their advice might therefore have more value to me personally.

Therefore, when this warren Buffett looking old dude referenced Tibetan, meditation in his process of building a relationship with his own brain, my ears put perked up and I took notice.

Yes, in a metaphorical sense, you can “thank your own brain” by consciously acknowledging and appreciating its abilities, particularly when it performs well or helps you achieve something, essentially practicing a form of self-gratitude for your cognitive functions; this practice is sometimes referred to as “mindfulness” or “thanking your mind.”.

Key points about thanking your brain:

Psychological benefit:

Actively recognizing and appreciating your brain’s capabilities can foster a positive self-image and boost your overall mood.

Practice methods:

Mental affirmation: Simply saying to yourself “thank you, brain” when you accomplish a task or have a positive thought.

Journaling: Write down things you are grateful for regarding your cognitive abilities.

Meditation: Focus your attention on your brain during meditation and appreciate its functions.