Our bodies are amazing tools...one fascinating example, our bodies deliver energy to us when we experience stressful situations.
Our brains are the most-sophisticated part of our bodies! Our brains, particularly the pre-frontal cortex parts of our brains, are there to make sure we put our stress-energy to best use.
Our pre-frontal cortices do much, much more than that:
- They help us focus
- They help us initiate new thoughts and actions
- They help us plan
- They help us organize
- They help us shift our thoughts and actions
- They help us monitor ourselves
- They help us regulate our thoughts and actions
- They provide opportunities to choose
- They provide opportunities to connect with other people
- They provide opportunities to make the best use of our lives