Lockdown 582

Lockdown Day 582 - 29 October 2021

Today I heard someone remark to a friend in a supermarket it is black Friday. I immediately thought of the retail frenzy every year end of November. Realising they were talking about a different Friday, I was at first puzzled. But then it hit me. They were talking about Halloween.

I wondered about this culture that reached our shores a while back. The internet is full of articles on the origin of this culture and having read many it is safe to say our family does not partake in this "ritual" purely because Jesus Christ is not central to this culture.

Personally I see no benefit teaching kids to dress like death and try to "christianise" it by being "nice" to people. Darkness is darkness no matter how you dress it up. It's like giving permission for your daughter to go to a strip club as long as she keeps her clothes on.

So tonight on this halloween weekend I pray for everyone who participates because everybody else does it. 

I pray they will look up the Truth and sit a while with Him. For the words of Romans 12:2 to tangibly take hold of the spirit of man, believers and unbelievers alike. 

Having Him in my life far surasses the urge to party with pumpkins.

"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." Romans 12:2 

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Lockdown 581

Lockdown Day 581 - 28 October 2021

Tonight I would like to share two videos about neuroplasticity. The first one is 9.21 minutes with wonderful graphics of our neurons, explaining neuroplasticity and how to increase it with everyday activities.

The second video is 6 fairly easy exercises for any person who wants to increase their neuroplasticity. I want to encourage you to try them! And maybe even keep going for a couple of weeks!

https://youtu.be/QIowKKCx-1s

https://youtu.be/jwlNOUnGqYA

Our brain has been intricately designed by a Creator who wanted us to have fun with it as well. Take the time to develop yourself, if only to celebrate your gratitude for posessing a brain!

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Lockdown 580

Lockdown Day 580 - 27 October 2021

Seeing as this blog is a diary of a brain, I decided to share a couple of brain growing tips I recently came across. Neurogenesis is the generation of new neurons in the brain. This happens at conception, after birth and throughout our lifespan.

It is said by many scientists who have studied neuroplasticity and neurogenesis, the brain is still very uncharted when it comes to how and why regeneration happens. It has been proven that thoughts alone can create neurons.

Here are a couple of tips you can consider to grow your brain:

✨Feeling loved

✨Running

✨Turmeric (curcuminoids)

✨Occasional fasting - such as the 16 hours between early dinner and brunch the next day.

✨An enriched environment, such as colourful walls, a pot plant corner or different colours of light where you spend most of your day.

✨Magic Mushrooms or Psilocybin 'shrooms have long thin stems, the cap shaped like a coffee pod or pointy hat.

✨Omega3 fatty acids found in High grade Krill oil.

✨St John's Wort or 5-Htp typically used to lift your mood.

✨Green Tea contains ECCG that is known to prevent inflammation, brain and heart disease.

✨Blueberries are neuroprotectors, looking out for your brain cells.

Think what you are thinking about. If it doesn't grow your brain, change it. More still, use the Word of God, because it is the washing of the water of the Word that assists neurogenesis optimally.

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Lockdown 579

Lockdown Day 579 - 26 October 2021

While resting today, I came across an interview of a writer. He had an encounter with an autistic child who cannot speak, yet receives messages from God. Although supernatural interventions from God happen all the time people seem to shy away from it for various reasons such as a negative experience or fear.

Truth is, God is supernatural. And everything about Him is supernatural. He is triune and He walked this earth through His Son Jesus. Believing in Him constitutes touching the supernatural and stepping into a world where physical boundaries do not exist.

Because of this, and the amazing Scientist that God is, accounts like this autistic child Josiah and his supernatural ability to relay messages hit the heart in a profound way. Even if you're not a believer, it is hard to ignore the facts.

Being 'locked in' like with autism is something most people do not understand. And yet, that is what many of us "normal" people do well. We lock ourselves in a self-created comfort zone, thinking we are still advanced and open-minded.

When something out of the normal crosses our path, we don't allow ourselves to explore the possibility that another reality exists outside our own parameters of what is normal.

Understanding God's love, purpose and destiny for your life can lift your heart to focus on Jesus not to get more from Him but to get more of Him. He is the ultimate boundary shifter. So why not take a chance and trust your Designer. He's definitely got this in a way we cannot begin to comprehend!

Lockdown 578

Lockdown Day 578 - 25 October 2021

Today I am struggling with a bad case of vertigo due to an infection. This is when the crystals in your ear detach and your vestibular system has trouble discerning the earth's gravitational pull - the thing that keeps us upright and stable. Dizziness and the world turning are two of the common symptoms.

My work has predominantly to do with the vestibular and all its higher thought functions such as learning and execution of daily tasks. The primary function is to maintain equilibrium of the body. In other words to stay upright. Never did I think I would experience loss of gravitational control to this degree.

I decided I would use this opportunity to try and find more motor solutions for this problem and less medication. Although there are tablets for the re-attachment of the crystals, most sources confirm exercise as the first and foremost treatment for vertigo. Old school treatments include stomping of feet or jumping with two feet in one spot.

It made me realise how much we take being a normal person for granted. Just getting up in the morning and lying down to sleep is a blessing if you can do it without the room spinning around.

Tending to your garden, being able to bend down to plant something or pull out weeds without tumbling over or the garden spinning, is also a blessing.

Looking around by turning your head is another blessing. And most of all, the higher thought function of storing and retracting information without brain fog, is another blessing.

So tonight I repent for never seeing these things as God-given blessings, and praise God for them. I also offer up a prayer for everyone who struggle with the simplest of everyday things, hoping for a better day tomorrow. God's got us all firmly in His hand.

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"Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me."

Psalm 139:7‭-‬10

Lockdown 577

Lockdown Day 577 - 24 October 2021

Sunday number 83. Today's image focus is on unique shopping bag designs for advertising and public interest

issues. This is also art on another level:

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Lockdown 576

Lockdown Day 576 - 23 October 2021

Fantasy. After many many years, I have resumed my fascination with the wedding dress programme Say Yes to the Dress. This series has been running for eons and I've always wondered what it is about this that makes me want to watch more.

I suppose it has partly to do with the "gauging" people part of my work. Why people do things definitely is interesting. But I realised the real reason is the Fantasy  factor.  Maybe it's a girl thing too.

Wedding dresses have been known to invoke all kinds of emotions. To me it's the enigma of wearing a romantic dress, a sort of out-of-body, out-of-comfort-zone experience. It's like putting on a brand or design of clothing you would never  ever  be seen in.

In today's world fantasy exercises can do the world of good. If you don't have a forest to go walk in, try stretching your comfort zone and wear something you have never thought to wear (going somewhere in it is of course the ultimate stretch😅).

Creating a space for a little craziness can energise and inspire. It creates a paradigm shift in the moment, feeding your happy hormone stash in excess.

Doing something out of the box is actually consistent with God's character. You need only read the account of Noah in the Book of Genesis. It is riddled with out the box experiences. That's the God I know and that's why I know He's got this.