Remember: We Are All Works In Progress.

"If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be."

~Maya Angelo

Warning, Egg-Head alert - The Brain is a pretty fantastic organ.

In my current life, I am doing a whole lot of learning about the brain and how it learns. I've long been fascinated by the way in which people react to each other and their circumstances, but my perspective remained in the realm of emotional health. When I decided to pursue my education in Behavioral Therapy and Psychology, I have become exposed to how the physiology of the brain plays a dominant role in human relationships and responses.

Our brains are soaking information up like dry sponges for the first two years.

And they take that information and form a foundation for our future learning adventures. This does not mean, however, that the brain just stops and remains the same from there. It's not only potential deterioration, disease or development that may change the mind and how it works either. The brain takes in every interaction and experience we gather our entire lives and uses that to form a new determinant belief or learning premise. 

The more we challenge it, the more it keeps growing.

Even those of us who encounter dementia or psychological illness will keep learning if we don't stop exercising our brain. Those who just stop and remain in a chair staring out a window will also continue developing, but only not in distinct ways. Our minds never stop learning, until we cease to breathe in oxygen, a vital brain nutrient. Then, the work of the brain is done.

So when you encounter another human, remember - They are a work in progress.

Keep planting seeds and challenging, you'll be helping them.

Oh, and do the same for you while you're at it.

Cheers.