As the author… Day 10 is my favorite day.
As you have made your way through the first third of the book preview,
I hope you have had sufficient information to ponder a few soulful questions.
Are you aware of your feelings and the memories they evoke?
Can you regulate your emotions when you feel overwhelmed?
Can you rise when you feel underwhelmed or depressed?
Do you recognize when positive or negative behaviors affect athletic outcomes?
Can you recognize when to stay the course or when it's time for a change?
(And then, be able to make that change?)
How do you celebrate success?
How do you handle losing?
Do you listen to your body?
Do you understand what your body is trying to accomplish?
(Without mental or emotional doubt?)
And now, the most challenging question of all…
Is Your Soul Healthy?
With a healthy soul, you’re now able to access the proper flow state of being in the zone with the proper use of all six flow hormones evenly distributed between your body-soul-mind formula.
Body
adrenaline
endorphins
Soul
oxytocin
serotonin
Mind
dopamine
anandamide
Soul SEEKING
Neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp found that an ancient emotional system guides you in making healthy future choices. This system intentionally balances positive and negative feelings, including... SEEKING, CARE, JOY, PLAY, FEAR, GRIEF, and ANGER. When conditions are right, FEAR, GRIEF, and ANGER represent both positive and negative emotions. For example, the right positive emotional path, SEEKING, CARE, JOY, PLAY, FEAR, GRIEF, and ANGER, ensures that echoes and reflections from your past don't harm your future. The positive side of mental time travel, both backward and forward, encourages healthy self-examination by aligning with your conscious efforts without blocking your subconscious future path. This healthy self-awareness offers many rewards that go well beyond your expectations.
For example… positive FEAR keeps you safe from danger.
positive GRIEF helps you heal from loss.
positive ANGER gives you the power to defend.
Goals are driven by the curiosity to SEEK!
"If you take the SEEKING system away,
Your mental life is so compromised
You cannot live happily."
-Jaak Panksepp