We all know the Pavlov Dog experiment.
Ring the bell. A treat appears.
Ring the bell. A treat appears.
Ring the bell. A treat appears.
The dog is expecting the treat after the next bell rings.
It’s conditioned to. Just like we are.
When we are mistreated, abused, disrespected or discarded we start to form patterns in our brain that try to connect the dots with every situation we encounter.
We try to find similarities to prove it’s the same.
Our default is to think that it’s going to transpire again.
We have been conditioned for it.
This is where we have an opportunity for growth.
We can have a pattern interrupt.
We can shift our thinking.
Just because the old way didn’t serve us doesn’t mean it’ll always be this way.
Let’s outthink the dog. Let’s not be ready to pounce once we hear the bell.
With a new mindset our treat can become the thing we’ve always wanted.
But only if we are open to receiving it.