Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Our Redundant Lives

Our lives have become redundant. Few ever take time or energy to question what is giving us life. Every single second we lose ten million cells (that's 10,000,000). And then we make another ten million. We are mostly unaware that such profound creation and destruction is occurring every minute of every day. Or, is there a separate mind managing this process?

 Our hearts pump 10 gallons of blood each minute and over 100 gallons in an hour. In one skin cell, there is one hundred thousand chemical reactions taking place every second. Multiply this by our trillions (1,000,000,000,000,000 = one trillion) of skin cells. Are we trying to take care of our skin processes, or are our checkbooks sufficient? 

 It appears that there is a part of us we are mostly unaware of that loves life so much more than we know. A part of us that loves ourselves so much that caring for us goes unmanaged by our conscious minds. It also demonstrates a will that is so much greater than the will of which we are aware.

 Neuroscientists suggest that most humans express about 1 1/2 % of our genetic code (DNA). 98.5% is considered unused or unexpressed DNA. DNA is the blueprint for our bodies and minds. The 98.5% contains unfathomable potential. Genes aren't static (constant). Genes are actually either off or on, like switches. What turns certain genes on and others off has to do with our internal environment. It’s the redundancy of the same chemistry from the brain to the body, and body to the brain, thinking and feeling, feeling and thinking. Both, in the same way, keep genes either turned on or turned off. If the average person only uses 1.5% of their DNA, and 98.5% lay dormant, what potential is available to us by learning how to "switch-on" other unused DNA?

 Are there longevity genes currently going unused? Guess what....the longevity gene has been identified! If we constantly think the same thoughts, we will have the same feelings. If we experience the same feelings, this causes us to think the way we feel, and thus create the same chemicals. This cycle of thinking and feeling sustains the redundancy of keeping the same genes turned on or off. If we can learn to control this process and change our thinking, we can use the untapped power of our unexpressed genes. We are heading for our unique genetic destiny.