wouldn’t it be amazing to have this afternoon all the time Yeah right
afternoon all the time Yeah right
afternoon all the time Yeah right wouldn’t it be amazing to be able to
wouldn’t it be amazing to be able to
wouldn’t it be amazing to be able to have fun all the time I agree with you
have fun all the time I agree with you
have fun all the time I agree with you but you see there are some people in the
but you see there are some people in the
but you see there are some people in the world who live their lives with a smile
world who live their lives with a smile
world who live their lives with a smile and that doesn’t matter who they are
and that doesn’t matter who they are
and that doesn’t matter who they are what they’re doing they seem to have
what they’re doing they seem to have
what they’re doing they seem to have this uncanny ability to be able to
this uncanny ability to be able to
this uncanny ability to be able to derive pleasure from the smallest the
derive pleasure from the smallest the
derive pleasure from the smallest the tiniest of activities in their lives
tiniest of activities in their lives
tiniest of activities in their lives they have this unwavering optimism this
they have this unwavering optimism this
they have this unwavering optimism this unshakable good mood we call them happy
unshakable good mood we call them happy
unshakable good mood we call them happy and yet the idea of happiness has been
and yet the idea of happiness has been
and yet the idea of happiness has been one of the greatest conundrums of
one of the greatest conundrums of
one of the greatest conundrums of humankind the reason why it’s such a
humankind the reason why it’s such a
humankind the reason why it’s such a mystery is because we like to think in
mystery is because we like to think in
mystery is because we like to think in terms of cause and effect if happiness
terms of cause and effect if happiness
terms of cause and effect if happiness is the effect then we need a cause that
is the effect then we need a cause that
is the effect then we need a cause that we can grasp that we can replicate that
we can grasp that we can replicate that
we can grasp that we can replicate that we can identify and then put into
we can identify and then put into
we can identify and then put into everyone’s lives the problem though is
everyone’s lives the problem though is
everyone’s lives the problem though is that happiness is never the consequence
that happiness is never the consequence
that happiness is never the consequence of an event happiness comes from our
of an event happiness comes from our
of an event happiness comes from our experience of the event so if we want to
experience of the event so if we want to
experience of the event so if we want to understand this mystery of this
understand this mystery of this
understand this mystery of this experience that gives us happiness the
experience that gives us happiness the
experience that gives us happiness the first step that we might want to take is
first step that we might want to take is
first step that we might want to take is to look inside the brain and what you
to look inside the brain and what you
to look inside the brain and what you need to do is need to start off with a
need to do is need to start off with a
need to do is need to start off with a brain that’s able to feel pleasure then
brain that’s able to feel pleasure then
brain that’s able to feel pleasure then you need to take that brain through a
you need to take that brain through a
you need to take that brain through a journey put it through an experience
journey put it through an experience
journey put it through an experience until it loses that ability to feel
until it loses that ability to feel
until it loses that ability to feel pleasure and then you want to look at
pleasure and then you want to look at
pleasure and then you want to look at the before and after shot see if there
the before and after shot see if there
the before and after shot see if there is a difference in that brain so we
is a difference in that brain so we
is a difference in that brain so we can’t do this very often with humans but
can’t do this very often with humans but
can’t do this very often with humans but we can with mice so here we have this
we can with mice so here we have this
we can with mice so here we have this happy sweet poor unsuspecting little
happy sweet poor unsuspecting little
happy sweet poor unsuspecting little mouse it’s very cheerful it’s able to
mouse it’s very cheerful it’s able to
mouse it’s very cheerful it’s able to find pleasure in
find pleasure in
find pleasure in everyday mundane objects then we put
everyday mundane objects then we put
everyday mundane objects then we put that mouse into a cage with a grumpy
that mouse into a cage with a grumpy
that mouse into a cage with a grumpy bigger hostile Mouse and then we leave
bigger hostile Mouse and then we leave
bigger hostile Mouse and then we leave it in that cage for a little while every
it in that cage for a little while every
it in that cage for a little while every day over a couple of weeks so at first
day over a couple of weeks so at first
day over a couple of weeks so at first the mouse is you know normal and chirpy
the mouse is you know normal and chirpy
the mouse is you know normal and chirpy and cheerful and really optimistic that
and cheerful and really optimistic that
and cheerful and really optimistic that the grumpy Mouse will change its ways
the grumpy Mouse will change its ways
the grumpy Mouse will change its ways but then gradually you see the mouse
but then gradually you see the mouse
but then gradually you see the mouse withdrawing into itself and eventually
withdrawing into itself and eventually
withdrawing into itself and eventually after a couple of weeks it loses its
after a couple of weeks it loses its
after a couple of weeks it loses its ability to derive pleasure to feel
ability to derive pleasure to feel
ability to derive pleasure to feel pleasure if you then look inside its
pleasure if you then look inside its
pleasure if you then look inside its brain and you compare what the brain
brain and you compare what the brain
brain and you compare what the brain looks like with how it looked when we
looks like with how it looked when we
looks like with how it looked when we first put that Mouse into that cage you
first put that Mouse into that cage you
first put that Mouse into that cage you find something startling the mouse’s
find something startling the mouse’s
find something startling the mouse’s brain oops
brain oops
brain oops has shrunk that was my reaction to
has shrunk that was my reaction to
has shrunk that was my reaction to believe it or not extraordinary as it
believe it or not extraordinary as it
believe it or not extraordinary as it may sound this is not unique to mice it
may sound this is not unique to mice it
may sound this is not unique to mice it also happens in humans and when we
also happens in humans and when we
also happens in humans and when we humans go through this structural change
humans go through this structural change
humans go through this structural change in our brains there are two parts of the
in our brains there are two parts of the
in our brains there are two parts of the brain that are particularly affected
brain that are particularly affected
brain that are particularly affected they’re known as the hippocampus and the
they’re known as the hippocampus and the
they’re known as the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex the prefrontal cortex
prefrontal cortex the prefrontal cortex
prefrontal cortex the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus together are the Centers
and hippocampus together are the Centers
and hippocampus together are the Centers for learning and memory the prefrontal
for learning and memory the prefrontal
for learning and memory the prefrontal cortex is the headquarters for logical
cortex is the headquarters for logical
cortex is the headquarters for logical thought rational thinking
thought rational thinking
thought rational thinking problem-solving analysis it also holds
problem-solving analysis it also holds
problem-solving analysis it also holds our working memory the hippocampus is
our working memory the hippocampus is
our working memory the hippocampus is the headquarters for intelligence
the headquarters for intelligence
the headquarters for intelligence so the prefrontal cortex and the
so the prefrontal cortex and the
so the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus they work as a team in the
hippocampus they work as a team in the
hippocampus they work as a team in the brain and they keep our perception
brain and they keep our perception
brain and they keep our perception rational they make our experience of
rational they make our experience of
rational they make our experience of life rational and the entire time that
life rational and the entire time that
life rational and the entire time that they’re doing this while we’re awake
they’re doing this while we’re awake
they’re doing this while we’re awake they are engaged in a tug-of-war so they
they are engaged in a tug-of-war so they
they are engaged in a tug-of-war so they form the rational brain side and on the
form the rational brain side and on the
form the rational brain side and on the other side of the tug-of-war sits our
other side of the tug-of-war sits our
other side of the tug-of-war sits our emotional brain headquartered in a part
emotional brain headquartered in a part
emotional brain headquartered in a part of the brain known as the amygdala the
of the brain known as the amygdala the
of the brain known as the amygdala the emotional brain is always trying to
emotional brain is always trying to
emotional brain is always trying to hijack our minds it’s always trying to
hijack our minds it’s always trying to
hijack our minds it’s always trying to pull us into negativity make
pull us into negativity make
pull us into negativity make wander into negative thoughts think back
wander into negative thoughts think back
wander into negative thoughts think back about negative memories interpret facial
about negative memories interpret facial
about negative memories interpret facial expressions in a negative way interpret
expressions in a negative way interpret
expressions in a negative way interpret situations in a negative way so in short
situations in a negative way so in short
situations in a negative way so in short this tug-of-war determines your
this tug-of-war determines your
this tug-of-war determines your experience if your emotional brain is
experience if your emotional brain is
experience if your emotional brain is winning your perception of everything
winning your perception of everything
winning your perception of everything around you takes on a negative slant
around you takes on a negative slant
around you takes on a negative slant your life becomes unhappy a synapse is a
your life becomes unhappy a synapse is a
your life becomes unhappy a synapse is a junction between two brain cells every
junction between two brain cells every
junction between two brain cells every single bit of information that you’re
single bit of information that you’re
single bit of information that you’re holding right now is held in a synapse
holding right now is held in a synapse
holding right now is held in a synapse as I’m speaking right now your brains
as I’m speaking right now your brains
as I’m speaking right now your brains are engaged actively in a forming
are engaged actively in a forming
are engaged actively in a forming working memory and that working memory
working memory and that working memory
working memory and that working memory works as follows you’re registering
works as follows you’re registering
works as follows you’re registering every sound every sight every single
every sound every sight every single
every sound every sight every single thing you’re feeling the temperature the
thing you’re feeling the temperature the
thing you’re feeling the temperature the sound and you’re registering it right
sound and you’re registering it right
sound and you’re registering it right now you registered it just moments
now you registered it just moments
now you registered it just moments before and while you’re doing this your
before and while you’re doing this your
before and while you’re doing this your brain is joining the dots as it forms a
brain is joining the dots as it forms a
brain is joining the dots as it forms a continuous storyline of how things were
continuous storyline of how things were
continuous storyline of how things were before compared to how they are now in
before compared to how they are now in
before compared to how they are now in order to be able to predict what’s going
order to be able to predict what’s going
order to be able to predict what’s going to happen next and your prefrontal
to happen next and your prefrontal
to happen next and your prefrontal cortex the area that’s affected in that
cortex the area that’s affected in that
cortex the area that’s affected in that little mouse is absolutely heavy with
little mouse is absolutely heavy with
little mouse is absolutely heavy with synaptic activity because it’s the site
synaptic activity because it’s the site
synaptic activity because it’s the site where this working memory function is
where this working memory function is
where this working memory function is for it is is is followed so your
for it is is is followed so your
for it is is is followed so your prefrontal cortex and your hippocampus
prefrontal cortex and your hippocampus
prefrontal cortex and your hippocampus together being centers of memory working
together being centers of memory working
together being centers of memory working memory need synaptic activity and if
memory need synaptic activity and if
memory need synaptic activity and if anything in your life puts a break on
anything in your life puts a break on
anything in your life puts a break on synapse formation these two areas are
synapse formation these two areas are
synapse formation these two areas are affected there is something in life that
affected there is something in life that
affected there is something in life that pauses synaptic activity and that thing
pauses synaptic activity and that thing
pauses synaptic activity and that thing is known as stress chronic or intense
is known as stress chronic or intense
is known as stress chronic or intense stress has been shown to affect synapse
stress has been shown to affect synapse
stress has been shown to affect synapse formation and in the mouse neurogenesis
formation and in the mouse neurogenesis
formation and in the mouse neurogenesis the formation of new brain cells so when
the formation of new brain cells so when
the formation of new brain cells so when we took that little mouse and we put it
we took that little mouse and we put it
we took that little mouse and we put it into a cage we subjected that Mouse to
into a cage we subjected that Mouse to
into a cage we subjected that Mouse to chronic social stress and that
chronic social stress and that
chronic social stress and that social stress made the mouse’s brain
social stress made the mouse’s brain
social stress made the mouse’s brain unable to form sign apses as it was
unable to form sign apses as it was
unable to form sign apses as it was doing before and it reduced neurogenesis
doing before and it reduced neurogenesis
doing before and it reduced neurogenesis and that’s what caused its brain to
and that’s what caused its brain to
and that’s what caused its brain to shrink but here’s the good news if you
shrink but here’s the good news if you
shrink but here’s the good news if you take a mouse and you put it in an
take a mouse and you put it in an
take a mouse and you put it in an environment such as this one where you
environment such as this one where you
environment such as this one where you are forcing the mouse’s brain to grow
are forcing the mouse’s brain to grow
are forcing the mouse’s brain to grow new synapses to have to engage in dense
new synapses to have to engage in dense
new synapses to have to engage in dense neurogenesis and then you subject the
neurogenesis and then you subject the
neurogenesis and then you subject the mouse to chronic stress the mouse’s
mouse to chronic stress the mouse’s
mouse to chronic stress the mouse’s brain no longer shrinks the brain is
brain no longer shrinks the brain is
brain no longer shrinks the brain is just like a plant so I want you to
just like a plant so I want you to
just like a plant so I want you to imagine this little plant in the woods
imagine this little plant in the woods
imagine this little plant in the woods somewhere in Hong Kong it’s very small
somewhere in Hong Kong it’s very small
somewhere in Hong Kong it’s very small it’s very fragile and just imagine
it’s very fragile and just imagine
it’s very fragile and just imagine straight innocently growing and then one
straight innocently growing and then one
straight innocently growing and then one day Hong Kong is hit by one of its
day Hong Kong is hit by one of its
day Hong Kong is hit by one of its infamous typhoons and a giant tree trunk
infamous typhoons and a giant tree trunk
infamous typhoons and a giant tree trunk falls over this plant oh I agree with
falls over this plant oh I agree with
falls over this plant oh I agree with you and then oh it’s the right reaction
you and then oh it’s the right reaction
you and then oh it’s the right reaction because you look at that corner do you
because you look at that corner do you
because you look at that corner do you think oh oh that little plant has been
think oh oh that little plant has been
think oh oh that little plant has been squashed the tree trunk has killed that
squashed the tree trunk has killed that
squashed the tree trunk has killed that plant and then you leave the site and
plant and then you leave the site and
plant and then you leave the site and you come back a couple of days later you
you come back a couple of days later you
you come back a couple of days later you don’t have any hope but you notice that
don’t have any hope but you notice that
don’t have any hope but you notice that that little plant that you thought was
that little plant that you thought was
that little plant that you thought was squashed now has a little butt coming
squashed now has a little butt coming
squashed now has a little butt coming out of it there’s a tiny little branch
out of it there’s a tiny little branch
out of it there’s a tiny little branch growing from that plant and as soon as
growing from that plant and as soon as
growing from that plant and as soon as you see that branch growing you know
you see that branch growing you know
you see that branch growing you know that plant is resilient it has withstood
that plant is resilient it has withstood
that plant is resilient it has withstood that tree trunk that’s exactly how the
that tree trunk that’s exactly how the
that tree trunk that’s exactly how the brain works so the question is how do
brain works so the question is how do
brain works so the question is how do you make the brain grow how can we make
you make the brain grow how can we make
you make the brain grow how can we make our brains resilient in this way so like
our brains resilient in this way so like
our brains resilient in this way so like a plant there are really two aspects to
a plant there are really two aspects to
a plant there are really two aspects to it the first thing you’ve got to do is
it the first thing you’ve got to do is
it the first thing you’ve got to do is you’ve got to nurture the roots so you
you’ve got to nurture the roots so you
you’ve got to nurture the roots so you have to with a plant you need to feed it
have to with a plant you need to feed it
have to with a plant you need to feed it in water it it’s the same with a brain
in water it it’s the same with a brain
in water it it’s the same with a brain you have to give it the right nutrition
you have to give it the right nutrition
you have to give it the right nutrition you have to give it the right rest and
you have to give it the right rest and
you have to give it the right rest and you have both nutrition rest and
you have both nutrition rest and
you have both nutrition rest and exercise have been shown to affect
exercise have been shown to affect
exercise have been shown to affect synaptic plasticity and neurogenesis
synaptic plasticity and neurogenesis
synaptic plasticity and neurogenesis the mouse once you’ve got that sorted
the mouse once you’ve got that sorted
the mouse once you’ve got that sorted you need to think of the brain like a
you need to think of the brain like a
you need to think of the brain like a living intelligent creature and what do
living intelligent creature and what do
living intelligent creature and what do intelligent creatures do they are lazy
intelligent creatures do they are lazy
intelligent creatures do they are lazy so your brain is lazy my brain is
so your brain is lazy my brain is
so your brain is lazy my brain is certainly very lazy and what do you have
certainly very lazy and what do you have
certainly very lazy and what do you have to do to a lazy person to make them do
to do to a lazy person to make them do
to do to a lazy person to make them do something you need to give them a reason
something you need to give them a reason
something you need to give them a reason you just dangle a carrot at the end of a
you just dangle a carrot at the end of a
you just dangle a carrot at the end of a stick so you need to dangle a carrot at
stick so you need to dangle a carrot at
stick so you need to dangle a carrot at the end of a stick and present that to
the end of a stick and present that to
the end of a stick and present that to your brain and that carrot takes the
your brain and that carrot takes the
your brain and that carrot takes the form of two things challenge and novelty
form of two things challenge and novelty
form of two things challenge and novelty when your brain encounters a challenge
when your brain encounters a challenge
when your brain encounters a challenge it has to rise to that challenge and how
it has to rise to that challenge and how
it has to rise to that challenge and how does it rise to that challenge it forms
does it rise to that challenge it forms
does it rise to that challenge it forms new synapses so once it overcomes that
new synapses so once it overcomes that
new synapses so once it overcomes that challenge it becomes an upgraded version
challenge it becomes an upgraded version
challenge it becomes an upgraded version of what it was before it grows novelty
of what it was before it grows novelty
of what it was before it grows novelty when you put your brain in a new
when you put your brain in a new
when you put your brain in a new environment it has to do one of two
environment it has to do one of two
environment it has to do one of two things either it has to learn new things
things either it has to learn new things
things either it has to learn new things in order to be able to navigate in that
in order to be able to navigate in that
in order to be able to navigate in that new environment or it has to use old
new environment or it has to use old
new environment or it has to use old ideas in a new way and both of those
ideas in a new way and both of those
ideas in a new way and both of those generate new synapses an environment
generate new synapses an environment
generate new synapses an environment that’s full of challenge and novelty is
that’s full of challenge and novelty is
that’s full of challenge and novelty is known as an enriched environment an
known as an enriched environment an
known as an enriched environment an environmental enrichment has been shown
environmental enrichment has been shown
environmental enrichment has been shown to be incredibly effective at making
to be incredibly effective at making
to be incredibly effective at making brains recover from traumatic brain
brains recover from traumatic brain
brains recover from traumatic brain injury if you think back to that little
injury if you think back to that little
injury if you think back to that little mouse if you were to put that Mouse into
mouse if you were to put that Mouse into
mouse if you were to put that Mouse into an enriched environment that environment
an enriched environment that environment
an enriched environment that environment would increase the number of synapses
would increase the number of synapses
would increase the number of synapses that the mouse is able to form and if
that the mouse is able to form and if
that the mouse is able to form and if you were to then put that Mouse through
you were to then put that Mouse through
you were to then put that Mouse through stress that Mouse would be resilient its
stress that Mouse would be resilient its
stress that Mouse would be resilient its brain would not shrink its sign APS’s
brain would not shrink its sign APS’s
brain would not shrink its sign APS’s would continue to grow there is a third
would continue to grow there is a third
would continue to grow there is a third aspect to growing your plant and that
aspect to growing your plant and that
aspect to growing your plant and that third aspect is attention it’s the
third aspect is attention it’s the
third aspect is attention it’s the ability to bestow attention so if you
ability to bestow attention so if you
ability to bestow attention so if you think about the challenge aspect when
think about the challenge aspect when
think about the challenge aspect when your brain has to identify a challenge
your brain has to identify a challenge
your brain has to identify a challenge engage with the challenge and rise to it
engage with the challenge and rise to it
engage with the challenge and rise to it it needs to be stowe its attention on
it needs to be stowe its attention on
it needs to be stowe its attention on that challenge attention is like a
that challenge attention is like a
that challenge attention is like a spotlight you choose where you put it
spotlight you choose where you put it
spotlight you choose where you put it the problem is
the problem is
the problem is if you remember that tug of war between
if you remember that tug of war between
if you remember that tug of war between your rational brain and your emotional
your rational brain and your emotional
your rational brain and your emotional brain your attention is fighting that
brain your attention is fighting that
brain your attention is fighting that tug of war I mean if you think about it
tug of war I mean if you think about it
tug of war I mean if you think about it you cannot concentrate on something
you cannot concentrate on something
you cannot concentrate on something while being emotionally involved in
while being emotionally involved in
while being emotionally involved in something else you have to either
something else you have to either
something else you have to either concentrate or let your mind wander
concentrate or let your mind wander
concentrate or let your mind wander there is no halfway it’s mutually
there is no halfway it’s mutually
there is no halfway it’s mutually exclusive it’s the same here if you are
exclusive it’s the same here if you are
exclusive it’s the same here if you are able to bestow your attention on
able to bestow your attention on
able to bestow your attention on something and engage your prefrontal
something and engage your prefrontal
something and engage your prefrontal cortex engage your rational brain you’re
cortex engage your rational brain you’re
cortex engage your rational brain you’re forced to disengage your emotional brain
forced to disengage your emotional brain
forced to disengage your emotional brain this is why meditators are happier
this is why meditators are happier
this is why meditators are happier people because as soon as they choose
people because as soon as they choose
people because as soon as they choose what to bestow their attention on they
what to bestow their attention on they
what to bestow their attention on they disengage their emotional brain and they
disengage their emotional brain and they
disengage their emotional brain and they empty their brains of emotional jargon
empty their brains of emotional jargon
empty their brains of emotional jargon emotional rubbish that it doesn’t need
emotional rubbish that it doesn’t need
emotional rubbish that it doesn’t need so bringing these ideas together how do
so bringing these ideas together how do
so bringing these ideas together how do they apply to more general ideas of
they apply to more general ideas of
they apply to more general ideas of happiness so the first thing you’ve got
happiness so the first thing you’ve got
happiness so the first thing you’ve got to remember is inside every one of you
to remember is inside every one of you
to remember is inside every one of you who’s a grown-up sits a little child
who’s a grown-up sits a little child
who’s a grown-up sits a little child just like all of you in front all of you
just like all of you in front all of you
just like all of you in front all of you contain a little child and that child
contain a little child and that child
contain a little child and that child takes the form of a group of brain cells
takes the form of a group of brain cells
takes the form of a group of brain cells a network of brain cells known as the
a network of brain cells known as the
a network of brain cells known as the default mode Network or DM n now the DM
default mode Network or DM n now the DM
default mode Network or DM n now the DM n has been recently identified so some
n has been recently identified so some
n has been recently identified so some of what I’m saying is still hypothetical
of what I’m saying is still hypothetical
of what I’m saying is still hypothetical but this is how we think it works your
but this is how we think it works your
but this is how we think it works your DM n has been writing your autobiography
DM n has been writing your autobiography
DM n has been writing your autobiography since you were a child it records
since you were a child it records
since you were a child it records everything there’s like a little sister
everything there’s like a little sister
everything there’s like a little sister nog refers sitting in your in the middle
nog refers sitting in your in the middle
nog refers sitting in your in the middle of your brain in the midline structure
of your brain in the midline structure
of your brain in the midline structure writing everything down
writing everything down
writing everything down it doesn’t differentiate between real
it doesn’t differentiate between real
it doesn’t differentiate between real experiences you’re having and the
experiences you’re having and the
experiences you’re having and the experiences going on inside your mind as
experiences going on inside your mind as
experiences going on inside your mind as far as you’re concerned that’s your
far as you’re concerned that’s your
far as you’re concerned that’s your autobiography so if you are able to
autobiography so if you are able to
autobiography so if you are able to develop the kind of mind that can detach
develop the kind of mind that can detach
develop the kind of mind that can detach from emotional jargon that can keep your
from emotional jargon that can keep your
from emotional jargon that can keep your perception of the world rational and
perception of the world rational and
perception of the world rational and limit the number of times your mind
limit the number of times your mind
limit the number of times your mind wanders into negativity you have fewer
wanders into negativity you have fewer
wanders into negativity you have fewer negative chapters in your autobiography
negative chapters in your autobiography
negative chapters in your autobiography if you
if you
if you autobiography is filled with your brain
autobiography is filled with your brain
autobiography is filled with your brain rising to challenge after challenge
rising to challenge after challenge
rising to challenge after challenge becoming an upgraded version of yourself
becoming an upgraded version of yourself
becoming an upgraded version of yourself your autobiography is filled with
your autobiography is filled with
your autobiography is filled with success after success and this is
success after success and this is
success after success and this is important because the moment your brain
important because the moment your brain
important because the moment your brain detaches from an external stimulus you
detaches from an external stimulus you
detaches from an external stimulus you read your own autobiography
read your own autobiography
read your own autobiography subconsciously so if your autobiography
subconsciously so if your autobiography
subconsciously so if your autobiography tells a happy story your life is a happy
tells a happy story your life is a happy
tells a happy story your life is a happy one and this brings me to my last point
one and this brings me to my last point
one and this brings me to my last point every one of us it’s still that
every one of us it’s still that
every one of us it’s still that two-year-old child we once were if you
two-year-old child we once were if you
two-year-old child we once were if you think of a two-year-old child what you
think of a two-year-old child what you
think of a two-year-old child what you see is what you get okay
see is what you get okay
see is what you get okay if the child likes you he or she will
if the child likes you he or she will
if the child likes you he or she will tell you there’s no disguising the fact
tell you there’s no disguising the fact
tell you there’s no disguising the fact when we were young we were forced to put
when we were young we were forced to put
when we were young we were forced to put on a disguise and that disguise had a
on a disguise and that disguise had a
on a disguise and that disguise had a had a reason and the reason was we need
had a reason and the reason was we need
had a reason and the reason was we need to belong to a tribe so that does guys
to belong to a tribe so that does guys
to belong to a tribe so that does guys satisfied the demands of society so we
satisfied the demands of society so we
satisfied the demands of society so we could fit in and as human beings we
could fit in and as human beings we
could fit in and as human beings we absolutely need to fit in as we’ve grown
absolutely need to fit in as we’ve grown
absolutely need to fit in as we’ve grown the person inside us needs to grow it
the person inside us needs to grow it
the person inside us needs to grow it has its own autobiography being written
has its own autobiography being written
has its own autobiography being written by your dmn it needs to have upgrades it
by your dmn it needs to have upgrades it
by your dmn it needs to have upgrades it needs needs to have success stories as
needs needs to have success stories as
needs needs to have success stories as we progress through life this disguise
we progress through life this disguise
we progress through life this disguise becomes heavier and heavier and at some
becomes heavier and heavier and at some
becomes heavier and heavier and at some point we find especially when we hit
point we find especially when we hit
point we find especially when we hit middle-age over here in midlife what we
middle-age over here in midlife what we
middle-age over here in midlife what we call a midlife crisis that we are living
call a midlife crisis that we are living
call a midlife crisis that we are living a life in accordance with this outer
a life in accordance with this outer
a life in accordance with this outer disguise and somewhere along the line
disguise and somewhere along the line
disguise and somewhere along the line the person inside has stopped growing
the person inside has stopped growing
the person inside has stopped growing the person inside needs to grow it also
the person inside needs to grow it also
the person inside needs to grow it also has its own values its core aims its
has its own values its core aims its
has its own values its core aims its dreams those need to be satisfied so
dreams those need to be satisfied so
dreams those need to be satisfied so when we keep growing we grow older and
when we keep growing we grow older and
when we keep growing we grow older and older we live in accordance with this
older we live in accordance with this
older we live in accordance with this disguise but at some point this disguise
disguise but at some point this disguise
disguise but at some point this disguise strays away becomes loses alignment with
strays away becomes loses alignment with
strays away becomes loses alignment with the alignment of the person we are
the alignment of the person we are
the alignment of the person we are inside that’s when we start feeling on
inside that’s when we start feeling on
inside that’s when we start feeling on happy so in summary if I look at all the
happy so in summary if I look at all the
happy so in summary if I look at all the information that’s there and I try to
information that’s there and I try to
information that’s there and I try to make my own life a happy one what do I
make my own life a happy one what do I
make my own life a happy one what do I do well I think life the happiness that
do well I think life the happiness that
do well I think life the happiness that we can derive from life comes from three
we can derive from life comes from three
we can derive from life comes from three things number one like that little plant
things number one like that little plant
things number one like that little plant you need to grow grow grow if life is
you need to grow grow grow if life is
you need to grow grow grow if life is good you need to keep pedaling don’t get
good you need to keep pedaling don’t get
good you need to keep pedaling don’t get complacent because if Hong Kong could
complacent because if Hong Kong could
complacent because if Hong Kong could still be hit by a typhoon if life is bad
still be hit by a typhoon if life is bad
still be hit by a typhoon if life is bad pedal harder pedal as fast as you can
pedal harder pedal as fast as you can
pedal harder pedal as fast as you can think of that little plant buried
think of that little plant buried
think of that little plant buried underneath the tree trunk you need one
underneath the tree trunk you need one
underneath the tree trunk you need one little chute that’s all you need number
little chute that’s all you need number
little chute that’s all you need number two think of your dmn the little person
two think of your dmn the little person
two think of your dmn the little person inside writing your autobiography you
inside writing your autobiography you
inside writing your autobiography you get to dictate what goes into those
get to dictate what goes into those
get to dictate what goes into those chapters the more you dwell on
chapters the more you dwell on
chapters the more you dwell on negativity the more negative chapters
negativity the more negative chapters
negativity the more negative chapters you will have you have complete control
you will have you have complete control
you will have you have complete control make your story a happy one and number
make your story a happy one and number
make your story a happy one and number three no matter who you are no matter
three no matter who you are no matter
three no matter who you are no matter what you look like what you become what
what you look like what you become what
what you look like what you become what society thinks of you never ever forget
society thinks of you never ever forget
society thinks of you never ever forget that little child inside thank you
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