Peace of Minds
16x16"
Mixed Media on Board
Painting #199 - Do you remember how good everything felt when you were a
teenager? That’s because the small structure inside your limbic system called
the nucleus accumbens (reward center) actually got bigger when you approached adolescence
and then got smaller again as you reached adulthood. Therefore, literally
nothing will ever feel as good to you again as it did in your teens.
Consequently, this intensity lures adolescents to rewards that impel them to do
exciting and risky things. Despite the fact that adolescents are healthier,
stronger and smarter than children, injury and death both increase between 200
and 300 percent between childhood and adolescence.
My painting depicts a warm and calm environment. A
responsible and informed society has ensured that all young people have been
supported and encouraged to develop self-regulation skills. A practice called Mindfulness has enabled adolescents to
develop the ability to control their thinking, emotions and behaviors.
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