Filed under: The Daily Smile Suggestion
Today go reptilian! It is the place where we are most basic in our brain in the innermost center. It is where we act on impulse and base instinct and known as the basal ganglia, the ground floor level of our forebrain. This is an area instinctively known for agression, ritual and dominance. Aside from this base level is the paleomammilian area known as the limbic system known for our motivation and emotion. Finally the outer cortex is known as the neomammalian or neo cortex which is responsible for our language, planning and perception abilities. These levels demonstrate the evolution of the brain.
Today let the smile be an instinctual response. Explore the basic smile all over your face and note your base or gut reactions to circumstances. In particular focus on the basic impulse to smile. Consider it the first of three levels and as conception of the smile is more understood for use in the other two levels, how do you understand it on the first level? Explore it’s first response and note where your Reptile Smile begins and ends.
More feeling comes from the Limbic area and higher thinking comes from the Neocortex, so forget thinking and feeling… today is just about doing it instinctively. Where are those moments in an ordinary day where it has become instincitive or a part of ritual? Where and how does this come to you from others? In one sense it can be an exploration of what is automatic in your life now and what do you want to be more automatic. Consider how the smile plays into it as it can express a truth, which is more deep seated and part of your core.
Enjoy noticing the smile on autopilot. What do you like about it, and what will be adjusted?
Enjoy the ride and if you feel yourself slithering, it is only basic so slide into it!
Your Fan,
Lynda
International Smiles: nÚ cÚσi – Smile in Vietnamese
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