The Amazing neurological system

We all have perceptions of how we should function in this thing we call life. We look at our peers to define all of our normal interactions with other humans and the environment.Could we reinterpret our perception of function by thinking NBD – No Big Deal?

When we are presented with challenges to that ‘typical physical presentation’ we have lots of thoughts that influence how we interact.

Thoughts that could cause us to feel inferior or not up to standard just because we may have an arm or leg missing.

Possible Solution

What if we saw our physical challenges as ‘No Big Deal’?

Then we allowed ourselves to develop in the most healthy way.

Would this permit us to once again interact with peers and the environment in the best way for us, and them?

Could society have an influence on our healthy development by seeing us for what we are achieving?

We believe the above ideas are not only possible but desirable.

Effect – No Big Deal

Doing the above will allow us to achieve a facilitatation of our personal environment. Changing our perception from loss to achievement helps reinforce our conclusion that our bodies ability to cope and improve.

Everyone including health professions should faciliate maximum achievement and not hinder it.

We can all undergo a physical challenge at any time in our life.

Society needs to understand that universal encouragement for each other to achieve the most we can in life is paramount.

Not just see the physical challenge but the person, or in this case dog, behind it.

Examples

There are plenty of examples of human flexibility due to adversity. We all tend to misinterpret a feeling of compassion and empathy by thinking of the negative impacts instead of the positive.

Paralympians highlight both physical and mental excellence. But paralympians are only a small sample of the whole situation.

Paralympians understand the concept. We can as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79CrqQVoREQ

Humans rate ourselves and others, often in a way to place ourselves as superior to others.

NBD

A better way. We should ask ourselves if we could achieve as much as someone we have arbitrarily rated as ‘less-abled’.

Could we swim or run as far or fast as an amputee.

Wheel ourselves around a tennis or basketball court AND play the sport competitively?

So many examples outside sport – if we only allowed ourselves to accept NBD – No Big Deal.

Opinion

Neurologists say “we still don’t know a lot about the neurological system and what it is capable of”.

So why would we ever try to inhibit that potential with our words and limiting actions?

Remember NBD. No Big Deal. Then get on with making it better, not worse.

GeriTraK. Good To Know