#12 - The Parable Of The Three Talents.

In episode twelve of 'Right Your Own Story', I talk about a story from the Bible - 'The Parable of The Three Talents'. (For reference, it comes from Matthew 25:14-30).  Although I am not religious myself, I really do like this story. Without giving information away as a spoiler in these show notes about the actual story itself, I do want to mention the underlying message. If you exercise a certain muscle, it will grow. Likewise, if you don't, it won't. We all know this.  Well, the mind is also like a muscle, and as it was given to us completely free, many neglect it. Our brains contain approx 86 Billion Neurons (a Billion is 1000 Million).  Think of a Neuron as being like a road, linking one place to another, or, put another way, linking one Neuron to another Neuron. They are the building blocks of the nervous system.  Can you imagine having a bird's eye view of a series of roads like this, all 86 Billion of them, expertly built and operating together seamlessly 24/7? This is what you naturally have going for you.  Some more facts about our brains:  It consumes 20% of the body's energy despite representing only 2% of the body mass.   It is about 75% water, and even a drop in dehydration of only 2% can impact our memory and attention. It will triple in size in the first year of our life. In comparison to our 86 Billion, the Milky Way has approx 200-400 Billion stars, so you are walking around with a mini Milky Way between your ears. I would like to suggest it is inconceivable we have this by mistake. So are you using yours in a beneficial way a lot, fairly often, a little, or not at all? I would like to say that the fact you are even reading this should make you aware of something about yourself, and that is a positive thing. I hope the 'Parable of the Three Talents' has resonated with you and that you have gotten something from it, as much as I did when I first became aware of it.  ** Don't forget to subscribe to this channel to receive free updates when I release new episodes every Monday ** My very best wishes, James #rightyourownstory Right Your Own Story Ltd