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Jul 2023
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140. What is Real?: 3 Ways to Rethink Wh...

Monica Berg and Michael Berg
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Only a fraction of what we see is based on input from our eyes. Everything else is filled in by connection in other parts of the brain. Meaning the way to change the negativity we experience in our lives is not by changing the world around you. It’s by changing your mind. In this summer mini-episode of Spiritually Hungry, we talk about how to embrace radical optimism for the most fulfilling life.



“If you’re experiencing negativity in your life right now, the way to change it is not by changing the outside world. It’s by changing your mind.” – Michael Berg



Further Readings:

Deviate, by Beau Lotto

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