The Neuroscience Behind Uncovering “What’s Most Meaningful”

Here is what Neuroscience has discovered about a person’s “meaning network”.

Every one of us has a set of about 7 billion neurons that are unique to us. No 2 sets of neurons are alike. It is designed this way so that we all look at the world a little different, from a different perspective. This is necessary so that we, as a species, survive.

When our neurons are firing it increases our ability to learn, to feel more joy, to be motivated to action, and it makes it easier to get through the tough times. What neuroscience has found is that these neurons light up when they are connected to your “meaning network”. Your meaning network is you operating according to what’s most meaningful to you. This is you being 100% true to who you are, your values, what you stand for.

What’s happened for a lot of us women, as we mentioned above, is when she is not operating from what’s most meaningful to her or is living life based on what is meaningful to her husband, partner, family, society or culture, her neurons do not fire. Her neurons actually atrophy. Just as a muscle atrophies when it is not exercised. This is why we sometimes wake up tired, dragging ourselves out of bed. Why we may not feel motivated to start something new, or to take action. If we are not living every day according to what is meaningful to us then those neurons do not fire, they deteriorate.

Neuroscience has proven that once you access this meaning network in you, the neurons begin to fire. When that happens then life gets easier. You wake up more joyful, self-motivated, more creative and even the difficult times become easier to deal with.

So, it is scientifically proven that living life according to what is most meaningful to you, on all levels; mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually, simply makes your life better in all ways possible.