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I'm Gloria from Indonesia. This tumblr is about my everyday adventure :)

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[mybigfatgaylife]

To add to this: you can brown butter and then chill it and it will go back to its solid state. You can then use it like regular cold butter or (if you let it come to room temperature) soft butter.

There is a minor caveat: butter has some water in it, this is what boils off when you are browning it. If you are substituting browned butter in a recipe that would be sensitive to this you might need to take that into account. However I use solid browned butter in my chocolate chip cookies without any changes and it works great.

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Brown butter is made by heating normal butter slightly past its melting point, until the milk solids in the butter start to brown. This rele

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Applications for the Roman NASA Social Are Now Open!

In this photo, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is blasting off to space on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. On Aug. 30, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch from our Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

Calling all digital creators! Ever wanted to see a rocket launch up close? Here’s your chance! Social storytellers are invited to apply to attend the NASA social for the launch of our Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. This flagship mission will explore the universe's dark side, discover troves of strange new worlds, and much more.

Participants will:

Tour NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Learn directly from astrophysics subject matter experts

Meet fellow digital creators and social media users

Spend time with members of NASA’s social media team

View the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Interested? The clock’s ticking! Applications close June 28 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Learn more about how to apply.

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space!

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Send Your Name to Space with Roman!

Send your name to fly on Roman and download a boarding pass like this one with your name on it!

What’s the farthest you’ve ever traveled from home? Want to beat your record by about a million miles? Submit to have your name added to a memory card that will be attached to a plaque on our Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope traveling a million miles away!

Prior to Roman’s launch, an SD card loaded with submitted names will be attached to this plaque where the square outline is.

After launch on August 30, Roman will journey way out to the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2), the same orbit as our James Webb Space Telescope. At L2, the gravity of the Sun and Earth, together with an object’s motion around the Sun, let it stay lined up with Earth as they orbit. That will give Roman a relatively steady orbit without using much fuel. Like Webb, Roman will trace out a large orbit around the actual L2 point — much larger than the Moon’s orbit around Earth — and the two will easily be kept far apart.

Telescopes at L2 also have a constant, unobstructed view of a wide swath of the sky. Earth won't block much of Roman's view since it will be so distant! And at L2, heat from Earth, the Sun, and the Moon have less effect on infrared telescopes, which “see” heat.

The Roman Telescope model has its boarding pass! Do you have yours?

Send your name here. Submissions close July 16. Follow along with Roman’s road to launch at science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman!

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space!

[itscolossal]

From Apocalypse to Renewal, Amy Casey Paints a Surreal World in Distress

[perfectquote]

“It’s so hard to leave- until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.”

— John Green; Paper Towns

[itscolossal]

Spectral Fronds and Flowers Comprise Elegant Animals in Molly Devlin’s Paintings

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Interesting Papers for Week 20, 2025

How Do Computational Models in the Cognitive and Brain Sciences Explain? Brun, C., Konsman, J. P., & Polger, T. (2025). European Journal of Neuroscience, 61(2).

Sleep microstructure organizes memory replay. Chang, H., Tang, W., Wulf, A. M., Nyasulu, T., Wolf, M. E., Fernandez-Ruiz, A., & Oliva, A. (2025). Nature, 637(8048), 1161–1169.

Dendrites endow artificial neural networks with accurate, robust and parameter-efficient learning. Chavlis, S., & Poirazi, P. (2025). Nature Communications, 16, 943.

Modelling sensory attenuation as Bayesian causal inference across two datasets. Eckert, A.-L., Fuehrer, E., Schmitter, C., Straube, B., Fiehler, K., & Endres, D. (2025). PLOS ONE, 20(1), e0317924.

Synaptic basis of feature selectivity in hippocampal neurons. Gonzalez, K. C., Negrean, A., Liao, Z., Terada, S., Zhang, G., Lee, S., Ócsai, K., Rózsa, B. J., Lin, M. Z., Polleux, F., & Losonczy, A. (2025). Nature, 637(8048), 1152–1160.

Fast updating feedback from piriform cortex to the olfactory bulb relays multimodal identity and reward contingency signals during rule-reversal. Hernandez, D. E., Ciuparu, A., Garcia da Silva, P., Velasquez, C. M., Rebouillat, B., Gross, M. D., Davis, M. B., Chae, H., Muresan, R. C., & Albeanu, D. F. (2025). Nature Communications, 16, 937.

Theory of morphodynamic information processing: Linking sensing to behaviour. Juusola, M., Takalo, J., Kemppainen, J., Haghighi, K. R., Scales, B., McManus, J., Bridges, A., MaBouDi, H., & Chittka, L. (2025). Vision Research, 227, 108537.

Network structure influences the strength of learned neural representations. Kahn, A. E., Szymula, K., Loman, S., Haggerty, E. B., Nyema, N., Aguirre, G. K., & Bassett, D. S. (2025). Nature Communications, 16, 994.

Delayed Accumulation of Inhibitory Input Explains Gamma Frequency Variation with Changing Contrast in an Inhibition Stabilized Network. Krishnakumaran, R., Pavuluri, A., & Ray, S. (2025). Journal of Neuroscience, 45(5), e1279242024.

Predicting the Irrelevant: Neural Effects of Distractor Predictability Depend on Load. Lui, T. K., Obleser, J., & Wöstmann, M. (2025). European Journal of Neuroscience, 61(2).

The time course and organization of hippocampal replay. Mallory, C. S., Widloski, J., & Foster, D. J. (2025). Science, 387(6733), 541–548.

Anisotropy of the Orientation Selectivity in the Visual Cortex Area 18 of Cats Reared Under Normal and Altered Visual Experience. Merkulyeva, N., Lyakhovetskii, V., & Mikhalkin, А. (2025). European Journal of Neuroscience, 61(2).

The calcitron: A simple neuron model that implements many learning rules via the calcium control hypothesis. Moldwin, T., Azran, L. S., & Segev, I. (2025). PLOS Computational Biology, 21(1), e1012754.

High-Density Recording Reveals Sparse Clusters (But Not Columns) for Shape and Texture Encoding in Macaque V4. Namima, T., Kempkes, E., Zamarashkina, P., Owen, N., & Pasupathy, A. (2025). Journal of Neuroscience, 45(5), e1893232024.

Ventral hippocampus to nucleus accumbens shell circuit regulates approach decisions during motivational conflict. Patterson, D., Khan, N., Collins, E. A., Stewart, N. R., Sassaninejad, K., Yeates, D., Lee, A. C. H., & Ito, R. (2025). PLOS Biology, 23(1), e3002722.

Hippocampal coding of identity, sex, hierarchy, and affiliation in a social group of wild fruit bats. Ray, S., Yona, I., Elami, N., Palgi, S., Latimer, K. W., Jacobsen, B., Witter, M. P., Las, L., & Ulanovsky, N. (2025). Science, 387(6733).

Diverse neuronal activity patterns contribute to the control of distraction in the prefrontal and parietal cortex. Sapountzis, P., Antoniadou, A., & Gregoriou, G. G. (2025). PLOS Biology, 23(1), e3003008.

The role of oscillations in grid cells’ toroidal topology. Sarra, G. di, Jha, S., & Roudi, Y. (2025). PLOS Computational Biology, 21(1), e1012776.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Neuronal Gamma Oscillations During Occlusion Events in Infants. Slinning, R., Agyei, S. B., Kristoffersen, S. H., van der Weel, F. R. (Ruud), & van der Meer, A. L. H. (2025). Developmental Psychobiology, 67(1).

The Brain’s Sensitivity to Sensory Error Can Be Modulated by Altering Perceived Variability. Tang, D.-L., Parrell, B., Beach, S. D., & Niziolek, C. A. (2025). Journal of Neuroscience, 45(5), e0024242024.

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[burnt-nuance]

Trauma Shatters the Buffer: How the Body Becomes a Lens for Truth

A dive into how trauma breaks the false lens—and how that breaking becomes the vision.

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Most people live behind a buffer—a thickened lens of belief, routine, assumption.

“If no one says anything’s wrong, then everything must be fine.”

This buffer makes life more manageable, but not always real. But what is a buffer?

We're talking about any belief system, ideology, habit, or emotional defense that insulates a person from direct contact with truth, pain, or unfiltered reality.

Religion often serves as a buffer by:

• Offering prepackaged meaning to life's chaos ("God has a plan", "Suffering is a test")

• Providing rules and rituals that create a sense of control and predictability

• Giving people a social identity and moral framework that lets them avoid the discomfort of moral ambiguity

• Sometimes keeping people from questioning things that are deeply uncomfortable to question ("Why did this happen to me?" becomes "God works in mysterious ways," which shuts down deeper inquiry).

But—it's worth noting—religion doesn't have to be a buffer. It can also be a container for real transformation. The difference is in how it's used:

If it's used as a shield to avoid doubt, grief, or self-responsibility -> it's a buffer. If it's used as a mirror to deepen truth, wrestle with mystery, or cultivate humility -> it's a tool for awakening.

And, when trauma hits—especially repeated, complex, or early trauma—that buffer breaks. Suddenly the world feels sharper, louder, fragmented. Like glass in your palms.

In a culture that values logic over sensation and labels over embodiment, many of us were taught to distrust what our bodies were screaming.

But trauma made you listen. And that listening became your first language of truth.

🔸What Does Trauma Do to the Nervous System and the Lens of Perception?

Trauma isn’t just an event—It’s biological reprogramming of your entire sensory field.

It does two main things:

1. Shatters assumptions of safety, normalcy, and predictability.

-> The brain can no longer rely on its old blueprint.

2. Rewires your nervous system to stay alert, hyper-aware, or dissociated.

-> The body starts perceiving in signals, frequencies, charges—not stories.

🔳 The Systems That Shift:

• Amygdala: The smoke alarm of the brain. Trauma sets it to “hyper-detect”—you start feeling danger before there’s proof.

• Limbic System: Stores emotional memory. It’s why you feel before you remember.

• Mirror Neuron System: You begin absorbing others’ moods, stress, fear—as if they’re your own.

• Gut-Brain Axis: The vagus nerve becomes your second brain. If your stomach flips before you speak, when you walk into a room, or while someone swears they’d never lie — this is why.

• RAS (Reticular Activating): You only see what your nervous system tells you to expect. Trauma bends that lens.

Together?

They rebuild your perception to filter truth through survival.

At first, it’s just survival.

You’re scanning the room before you even enter.

You know when someone’s lying without knowing how.

You feel the unspoken rage crouching behind their smile.

You read people’s tones like a polygraph reads a pulse—every twitch, every tremor, means something.

You feel the heaviness in the air like stale breath that never left.

This isn’t overthinking.

Its attunement born from trauma.

If you don’t shut it down..

If you don’t numb it out or override it with cultural programming..

It becomes something more.

Trauma is a Spiritual Fork in the Road—a rupture that breaks you open to see what's real.

From here, trauma becomes: • Attunement to frequency and energetic shifts.

• Somatic awareness of emotional residues and ancestral imprints.

> What’s emotional residue?

It’s what lingers when an emotion isn’t fully processed.

- Psychologically, it shows up as looping thoughts, or emotional reactivity long after the moment has passed.

- Biologically, it’s stored in the nervous system — your body stays on alert, even when your mind says you’re safe.

- Spiritually, its stagnant energy lodged in the aura or body, often felt as heaviness, numbness, or disconnection.

- Medically and somatically, it can manifest as chronic tension, unexplained pain, or a gut feeling you can’t shake. Whether science calls it trauma or spirit calls it energy, emotional residue is the imprint of what the body still remembers — even when you don’t.

> What are ancestral imprints?

Ancestral imprints are the emotional, behavioral, and energetic echoes of our lineage — the lived experiences of those before us stored in both spirit and biology.

- Spiritually, they manifest as intuitive memories, inherited fears, or soul patterns passed down through the bloodline.

- Scientifically, they can be understood through epigenetics — how trauma, stress, and environment can chemically alter gene expression, not only affecting the individual, but generations to come. • Psychic pattern recognition that others miss.

> What is psychic pattern recognition?

The intuitive ability to detect subtle, often invisible patterns across people, spaces, timelines, or emotional dynamics — before conscious logic can explain them.

- Spiritually, it’s seen as energetic attunement: your nervous system picking up on frequencies, relational codes, or karmic loops.

- Psychologically, it mirrors advanced pattern recognition used in trauma responses — where the brain learns to spot danger through tiny cues.

- Neurologically, it’s tied to heightened interoception and sensory sensitivity, often found in empaths, neurodivergent individuals, and those shaped by early hyper-vigilance.

It’s not guess work — it’s the subconscious, spirit, and body forming a map from fragments others overlook.

The shattered buffer doesn't make you broken. It makes you a clearer channel.

Your nervous system had to become sensitive to survive. And eventually, that sensitivity becomes transmutation.

[colepaxton]

Why Sleep Science is Cool!!

· ─ We spend a third of our lives doing it and we still don't fully know why. Like the leading theories are good but none of them are the answer and that's insane for something so universal

· ─ Every single system in your body (Immune, metabolic, cardiovascular, neurological, hormonal) is affected by sleep and yet we treat it like optional DLC and "hustle culture" made skipping it a personality trait. the audacity...

· ─ The glymphatic system (your brain literally washes itself at night, flushing out toxic waste including amyloid plaques linked to alzheimer's) was only discovered in 2013. 2013!! we had iphones before we knew that

· ─ Dreams are a whole sub-mystery nested inside the bigger mystery, I mean.. we don't know why we dream, what they mean functionally, why they feel so real, or why your brain decided 3am was the time to process your childhood dentist

· ─ REM vs non-REM do completely different jobs and we're still mapping what those jobs are (Memory consolidation, emotional processing, motor learning, cellular repair) it's not one thing it's an entire night shift of workers

· ─ Sleep deprivation research is some of the most ethically complicated stuff in science because you cannot fully ethically replicate what happens to humans when they're severely deprived, so a lot of what we know came from... not great historical contexts

· ─ The things we've learned from deprivation anyway are genuinely terrifying. hallucinations within days. immune collapse. personality changes. the brain starts eating itself (literally, autophagy goes haywire). it is not a soft consequence

· ─ Links to alzheimer's, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, immune function, learning, memory, reaction time, emotional regulation, at some point you stop listing what sleep affects and just say "everything. it affects EVERYTHING"

· ─ Chronotypes are real and genetically influenced (morning larks and night owls aren't a vibe they're biology) and teenagers shift 2-3 hours later during puberty by design, and yet school starts at 7am, and that is a policy choice someone made, and that someone was wrong

We have basically no good pharmacological solution for sleep. The stuff that knocks you out mostly suppresses the stages you actually need. We are so behind on this

· ─ Animals do it too, even the ones where it seems actively suicidal (prey animals, dolphins, birds on migration)... so whatever sleep is doing it's worth the evolutionary risk of unconsciousness, and that tells you something huge about how non-negotiable it is

· ─ It's one of the last big free variables in personal health that is free to change and the research ROI is astronomical, and yet it's the least cool wellness topic somehow. we would rather talk about supplements

[brightlotusmoon]

Brain Creates "Vivid Worlds" During Total Collapse - Neuroscience News

What happens to the brain during a Near-Death Experience? A new study discusses NDEs as adaptive mental states. Explore how the brain mainta

This is the central question addressed by neuroscientist Charlotte Martial, who will take part in the 15th “Behind and Beyond the Brain” Symposium, organised by the Bial Foundation.

A researcher at the University of Liège, Belgium, Charlotte Martial studies states of consciousness under conditions of unresponsiveness, such as cardiac arrest or general anesthesia. In her presentation, she will introduce the most recent neuroscientific models that seek to explain these experiences, integrating neurobiological data with subjective descriptions.

Her research suggests that near-death experiences may correspond to natural mental states, potentially serving an adaptive function in extreme situations, contributing to how the brain copes with threat or collapse.

At the same time, these phenomena challenge traditional models by highlighting the possibility of complex conscious experiences under conditions in which such experiences would not, a priori, be expected.

Distinguished with the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) Young Investigator Award, Charlotte Martial has established herself as one of the leading researchers in this field, bringing together approaches from neuroscience, psychology, and phenomenology.

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How Gratitude Rewires Your Brain

As we celebrate this season of Thanksgiving, science is revealing that our autumn tradition of giving thanks might be more powerful than we ever imagined. Research reveals that expressing gratitude doesn't just make us feel good momentarily: it actually reshapes our brains in ways that enhance our well-being long after the holiday dishes are cleared away.

Gratitude is often spoken of as a virtue, a moral practice, or a spiritual discipline. But beneath its soft, heart-centered surface lies something far more surprising: gratitude is a neural rewiring tool, capable of reshaping your brain's architecture, altering your emotional patterns, and strengthening your overall psychological well-being. What seems like a simple mindset shift--saying "thank you," noticing a blessing, or appreciating someone--actually creates powerful and measurable changes in the brain.

In recent years, neuroscience and psychology researchers have taken a closer look at gratitude, and the findings confirm what ancient wisdom traditions have known all along: gratitude fundamentally upgrades the mind. It's not merely a fleeting feeling; it's a biological process. And with consistent practice, it can change your life.

Gratitude and the Brain's Reward System

At its core, gratitude activates the brain's reward circuitry, the same network lit up by joy, connection, and meaningful experiences. When you feel genuine appreciation, areas like the ventral tegmental area, nucleus accumbens, and medial prefrontal cortex become active. These regions release dopamine--the "feel-good" neurotransmitter--which reinforces positive behavior.

This dopamine release means that gratitude acts like a natural antidepressant. Over time, repeatedly stimulating your reward system through grateful awareness strengthens these neural pathways, making it easier to access positive emotions even during difficult times. It's similar to building a mental muscle: the more you practice gratitude, the more your brain automatically scans for what's going well instead of what's going wrong.

Shifting Out of Survival Mode

Your brain is hardwired to look for danger--a useful trait for survival, but not always helpful in the modern world. The amygdala, the brain's fear center, constantly scans for threats. Chronic negativity, rumination, and stress strengthen the amygdala, making it more reactive and sensitive.

Gratitude calms this threat-detection system.

Studies show that gratitude practices reduce the activity of the amygdala while increasing activation in the prefrontal cortex--the region responsible for decision-making, emotional regulation, and higher reasoning. In other words, gratitude pulls you out of fight-or-flight mode and into a more grounded, resilient, clear-thinking state.

When gratitude becomes a habit, the brain learns to dampen stress responses more quickly. You become less reactive, more centered, and more capable of responding wisely instead of impulsively. This shift supports improved relationships, better emotional balance, and even physical health benefits like lower inflammation and reduced blood pressure.

The Power of Neuroplasticity

One of the most compelling aspects of gratitude is how it harnesses neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to reorganize itself. Every thought you think strengthens or weakens certain neural pathways. When you repeatedly focus on appreciation--big or small--you are firing a set of neurons that, over time, wire together.

As this pathway strengthens, gratitude becomes a default mode rather than an occasional emotion.

People who practice gratitude consistently report:

more optimism

higher levels of life satisfaction

greater resilience

improved sleep

deeper social bonds

This happens because the brain literally becomes better at generating positive emotions. It's not about ignoring problems; it's about training the mind to see a fuller picture--one that includes beauty, support, and possibility.

Gratitude and the Social Brain

Gratitude is inherently relational. When you feel thankful for someone, the brain lights up in areas connected to empathy, trust, and bonding. The hormone oxytocin, sometimes called the "love hormone," is released during experiences of gratitude, strengthening feelings of closeness and safety.

This makes gratitude one of the most potent tools for improving relationships. Whether in families, friendships, or partnerships, expressing appreciation creates an upward spiral: the more gratitude is shared, the more connected people feel, and the more likely they are to continue offering support and kindness.

Gratitude also reduces envy, comparison, and social anxiety. It shifts focus from scarcity--what's missing--to abundance--what's already present.

Long-Term Brain Changes from Gratitude Journaling

One of the simplest and most researched ways to build gratitude is through journaling. Even writing down three things you're grateful for a few times a week can create lasting changes in the brain.

In functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies, participants who journaled about gratitude showed long-term increases in activity in the prefrontal cortex and other brain regions associated with emotional regulation and decision-making. Even months after the journaling practice ended, their brains continued to show these strengthened patterns.

What's notable here is that gratitude doesn't need to be practiced daily to work. What matters is the quality of attention--the sincerity and mindful awareness you bring to the practice.

Gratitude as an Antidote to Stress and Anxiety

Chronic stress rewires the brain toward hypervigilance and negativity. Gratitude works in the opposite direction: it slows down the stress response by activating the parasympathetic nervous system, which governs rest, relaxation, and healing.

When you feel grateful, your breathing slows, your heart rate stabilizes, and your body shifts into a state of safety. This steady, repeated experience retrains your nervous system over time, making you more resilient to future stressors.

Even during moments of anxiety or worry, pausing to notice something you appreciate--even something tiny--can interrupt the cascade of fearful thoughts. Gratitude becomes a grounding force, a way to anchor yourself in the present.

Practical Ways to Rewire Your Brain with Gratitude

You don't need hours of meditation or elaborate rituals to benefit from gratitude. Small, consistent practices are enough to create measurable brain changes.

Here are simple, science-backed ways to weave gratitude into daily life:

The Three-Item Gratitude List: Write three things you're grateful for each morning or night. Be specific. The detail deepens the neural impact.

Savor Something Small: Pick one ordinary moment--warm sunlight, a cup of tea, laughter--and savor it for 10 seconds. This strengthens the brain's reward circuitry.

Gratitude Letters: Write a letter to someone you appreciate. You don't even have to send it; the act of writing alone creates powerful emotional benefits.

Verbal Appreciation: Telling someone why you appreciate them strengthens social bonds and boosts both your mood and theirs.

Gratitude Pause: In stressful moments, ask yourself: What is still good right now? This interrupts stress patterns and shifts brain activity toward calm and clarity.

The Transformation Over Time

While gratitude may feel simple, its impact is profound. Over time, your brain begins to:

tune into positive experiences faster

let go of negative thoughts more easily

manage stress with greater ease

connect more deeply with others

maintain a more stable emotional baseline

This is the true magic of gratitude: it doesn't just make you feel good--it rewires you to become someone who can access joy, resilience, and connection more naturally.

Gratitude is a Powerful Neurological Tool

Gratitude isn't just a feel-good practice; it's a powerful neurological tool. By intentionally cultivating appreciation, you're reshaping your brain, upgrading your emotional patterns, and building a more fulfilling, connected, and grounded life. You don't need perfect conditions to begin. You only need awareness--one moment of appreciation at a time. When you give thanks, your brain listens. And in listening, it transforms.

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Hi, I just read your post about neuroscience. So, we never change reality? We just tune into the frequency of our new self-concept? If that's the case, then how is it possible for someone new to message me, or for a specific person with the same characteristics I want to appear, or for me to get a new job? How is that possible if it's just something in our brain? I'm sorry if I sound fatalistic. :(

Hi, lovely🤍

— Thank you for this beautiful question! And pleasee don’t apologize for sounding “fatalistic” or too logical—wanting to understand how things work doesn’t make manifestation weaker, it actually makes your belief stronger because you’re building it on understanding, not just hope!

𝐃𝐨 𝐖𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐨 𝐖𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 ?

⭐️ 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝖺𝗌𝗄 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿-𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗂𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇:

𝖣𝗈 𝗐𝖾 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒, 𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝖾 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖻𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇? 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝖿 𝗂𝗍’𝗌 “𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇,” 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝖽𝗈 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝖺𝗋, 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝖽𝗈 𝗐𝖾 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗃𝗈𝖻𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝖽𝗈 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗎𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗇?

The answer is less mystical than people think, but not any less powerful.

Your brain is constantly filtering reality. Every day, there are thousands of opportunities, conversations, people, ideas, and possibilities around you, but you only notice a small percentage of them.

What you notice depends largely on what you believe about yourself. If you believe you are unwanted, unlucky, or not good enough, your brain will naturally pay more attention to rejection, closed doors, and negative signals. But if your self-concept changes and you start seeing yourself as valuable, chosen, capable, or interesting, your brain starts noticing different things—opportunities, people who are interested in you, job openings, ideas, invitations, and so on.

So, in a very real way, when you change your self-concept, you don’t walk through the same world anymore, BECAUSE you are no longer seeing the same things.

But it doesn’t stop at perception…

𝖸𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿-𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗌 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖻𝖾𝗁𝖺𝗏𝗂𝗈𝗋. 𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿 𝖺𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖿𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗁𝗒, 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖺𝗄 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗅𝗒, 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽𝗇’𝗍 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾, 𝗀𝗈 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽𝗇’𝗍 𝗀𝗈 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍 𝗈𝗋 𝗋𝖾𝗃𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗎𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌.

𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗌𝗆𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝖻𝖾𝗁𝖺𝗏𝗂𝗈𝗋 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖽𝖾𝖼𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖽𝖾𝖼𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗈𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾.

So, when someone asks :

“How can a new person message me?“

“How can I get a new job?”

“How can new things happen just because I changed my self-concept?”

THE LOGICAL ANSWER IS THIS:

— 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗇𝗈 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗈𝗇 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌, 𝗀𝗂𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝖿𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝗌𝗂𝗀𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾.

🧠 From a psychological point of view, you are changing your perception, your behavior, your expectations, and your decisions—and that is enough to completely change your life.

🌙 From a more spiritual point of view, some people would say you are “tuning into a different reality” that matches your new self-concept.

But no matter which explanation you prefer, both lead to the same conclusion :

⭐️ 𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗋𝖾, 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖻𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖼𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗈𝗇.

So maybe the question is not whether reality changes or not… 💭

Maybe the real question is:

Who are you being and what kind of reality does that version of you live in ?

NOTES: I will be talking about this further in my blog cause I freaking love this topic! Thank YOU so much for inspiring me!

Here’s the post in which I spoke abt neuroscience and neuroplasticity revolving manifestation 🫶🏻⭐️✨

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[colepaxton]

Neuroplasticity and why your brain is NOT a fixed thing!!

─ · · The idea that adult brains couldn't change was the dominant view in neuroscience for most of the 20th century. it was wrong. completely wrong. and overturning it changed everything

─ · · every time you learn something, practice something, or even just think something repeatedly, you are physically altering the structure of your brain.

─ · · london taxi drivers who memorize the entire city map have measurably larger hippocampi than non-taxi drivers. the job changed their brain. their brain changed for the job

─ · · stroke rehabilitation, learning disabilities, trauma recovery, addiction treatment... neuroplasticity is the engine under all of it

─ · · hebbian theory: neurons that fire together wire together. four words that explain habits, trauma, skill acquisition, and why you can't stop humming that song

─ · · there are critical periods (windows of peak plasticity, especially in childhood) but plasticity never fully stops, the adult brain just requires more repetition and intention

─ · · sleep is when consolidation happens, which is why neuroplasticity and sleep science are basically in a relationship

─ · · the implications for education alone are enormous and we are absolutely not applying this knowledge fast enough

[douyindoll]

When you look at this video of neurons firing in the brain, you’re not just looking at sparks or lights. You’re looking at constant internal activity that never shuts off. Even when you’re quiet, even when you think nothing is happening, this inner network keeps working. Thoughts don’t appear out of nowhere. They come from repeated firing paths that already know where to go.

Inside your head, there’s a massive inner world running all the time. Connections light up, fade, then light up again. The ones that repeat don’t do it by accident. They repeat because attention keeps returning there. That’s why certain desires feel loud and others fade out. What keeps firing stays familiar. What stays familiar feels closer.

This is where manifestation desire actually begins, not outside, not in luck, not in timing. When a desire keeps circulating through these inner connections, it becomes normal inside you. And once something feels normal internally, the mind stops treating it like a distant fantasy. It stops arguing with it. It stops questioning it every second.

Most people think change requires force. It doesn’t. The brain already knows how to repeat. You’ve seen it in habits, memories, random thoughts that replay for years. Those didn’t need effort. They stayed active because attention kept feeding the same internal paths. Desire works the same way. Keep the focus returning, and those same paths keep lighting up.

That’s why this video matters. It’s proof that you’re not empty, blocked, or missing anything. You already carry a vast inner network capable of holding focus long enough for desire to feel real and close. Nothing mystical. Nothing complicated. Just repetition inside a mind that’s already built to repeat.

When you understand this, manifestation stops feeling dramatic. It becomes quiet, internal, steady. The inner world does what it always does-repeat what gets attention. And whatever keeps repeating long enough stops feeling far away.

[yep-it-s-me]