It wasn't that long ago that people thought the brain had a certain pre-set capacity. It was thought that the brain was limited, hard to re-train, easy to be damaged--even that people had a pre-determined intelligence quotient, (the all-important "IQ"!). In the past 25 years, however, science has shown that the brain is actually capable of incredible growth and development--all through life, and even after damage has occurred from injury or sickness. Current brain science

I don't know about you, but many times I find myself taking care of everyone else, and everything else, and forgetting to fill up my own tank. Not only do I forget to eat, I also forget to add to what inspires me, what gives me hope, what makes me happy. When I get this way, I remember the video we always see on the airplane, with the oxygen masks, and the image of putting on your own mask before you try to help the other person. What are things that give you energy? It i

We have the power to shine. We each contain an unstoppable brilliance.