Jacquie Olsen

[KeriA @KeriA1776again]

The power of prayer.

[Dr. Lee Warren @drleewarrenmd]

Today, I’m going to give you ten years of therapy in two minutes.

I'm a brain surgeon, and I'm gonna show you how to make rapid progress in healing the wounds you’ve been carrying; the ones from childhood, from broken relationships, from things said that can’t be unsaid, and from things done that can’t be undone. Let's scrub in and get it done.

Here's a Fact: Your Wound Lives in Your Brain, But Your Healing Lives in Your Mind

When something hurts you, your brain stores it. The sights, the sounds, the sting of the words, the shape of the moment. That storage is real and physical.

But here’s where the hope of healing lies: your brain doesn’t get the final vote on what that memory means to you. Your mind does. And your mind is not the same thing as your brain.

Neuroscience nugget: Emotional memories get encoded in circuits involving the amygdala and hippocampus, but each time you recall a memory, it becomes temporarily unstable and gets rewritten via a process called reconsolidation. That means every time you revisit a wound, you have a fresh chance to change how it’s stored.

Self-Brain Surgery Procedure: The next time an old wound surfaces, don’t just relive it. Instead, reframe it while it’s “open.” Ask: What is the truest, most redemptive way to understand this moment now? Speak that new understanding out loud before you let the memory close back up.

Scripture: “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3, NIV

This is self-brain surgery. Hard and holy work.

Follow me to connect neuroscience and scripture every day. Save this to help when you need to heal. Share it with a friend who's hurting.

Click the link in my bio to learn more about The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery, my NYT bestselling book.

#selfbrainsurgery #neuroscience #neuroplasticity #grief #healing

[Jacquie Olsen @jacquieolsen]

This is so helpful!

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

9-month-old baby with Down syndrome says his first word ever.

"This season has been hard and a bit isolating at times BUT it's so much more bright than the internet or doctors lead us to believe," the boy's mother said.

"God doesn't waste a single step and he's building something new, I'm learning to rest in that and I'm SO grateful to have Hank as our proof. He is working and blessing us in unique ways."

An estimated 67% - 85% of pregnancies in the United States with a Down syndrome diagnosis are aborted.

While most people with Down syndrome experience cognitive delays, they go on to live fulfilling, productive, and happy lives.

May God bless this child.

Video: aestheticartist_angelina / ig.

[Lance Wallnau @lancewallnau]

My God…. Look at this

[Megan Basham @megbasham]

Every man who has seen this has claimed there was “just something in his eye.”

[Blondelady2024 @arva61138]

This is probably the best answer I've ever heard to the question, "Why did God create evil?"

A professor at the university asked his students the following question:

“Everything that exists was created by God?”
One student bravely answered:
“Yes, it was created by God.”

The professor asked :
“If God created everything, then God created evil, since it exists. And according to the principle that our deeds define ourselves, then God is evil.”

The student became silent after hearing such an answer. The professor was very pleased with himself. He boasted to students for proving once again that faith in God is a myth.

Another student raised his hand and said:
“Can I ask you a question, professor?”
"Of course," replied the professor.

“Professor, is cold a thing?”
“What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you ever been cold?”
Students laughed at the young man's question.

The young man answered:
“Actually, sir, cold doesn't exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is actually the absence of heat. A person or object can be studied on whether it has or transmits energy.
Absolute zero (-460 degrees Fahrenheit) is a complete absence of heat. All matter becomes inert and unable to react at this temperature. Cold does not exist. We created this word to describe what we feel in the absence of heat.”

The student continued:
“Professor, does darkness exist?”
“Of course it exists.” said the professor.
“You're wrong again, sir. Darkness also does not exist. Darkness is actually the absence of light. We can study the light but not the darkness. We can use Newton's prism to spread white light across multiple colors and explore the different wavelengths of each color. You can't measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into the world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you tell how dark a certain space is? You measure how much light is presented. Isn't it so? Darkness is a term man uses to describe what happens in the absence of light.”

In the end, the young man asked the professor:
“Sir, does evil exist?”
This time it was uncertain, the professor answered:
“Of course, as I said before. We see him every day. Cruelty, numerous crimes and violence throughout the world. These examples are nothing but a manifestation of evil.”

To this, the student answered:
“Evil does not exist, sir, or at least it does not exist for itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is like darkness and cold—a man-made word to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not faith or love, which exist as light and warmth. Evil is the result of the absence of Divine love in the human heart. It’s the kind of cold that comes when there is no heat, or the kind of darkness that comes when there’s no light.”
🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

NEW: Savannah Guthrie releases emotional Easter message amid the disappearance of her mother, says she still believes.

Guthrie says she has questioned if Jesus ever experienced the specific pain she feels regarding the disappearance of her mother.

“Perhaps this is too dark a message to share on Easter morning, but I have long believed that we miss out on fully celebrating resurrection if we do not acknowledge the feelings of loss, pain, and yes, death.”

“It is the darkness that makes this morning’s light so magnificent, so blindingly beautiful. It is all the brighter because it is so desperately needed...”

“So I close my eyes this morning and I feel the sunshine. I see a bright vision of the day when heaven and earth pass away because they are one on earth as it is in heaven.”

“When we celebrate today, this is what we celebrate. And I celebrate too. I still believe. And so I say with conviction, Happy Easter.”

[Josh Barzon @JoshuaBarzon]

This is such a cool video of Solomon's Temple being built.

[Michelle Lesley @MichelleDLesley]

Discipleship, pictured.

[Jacquie Olsen @jacquieolsen]

@BethMooreLPM I love you, Beth. And feel your pain!

[Holistic Fitness @HolisticFitnes_]

100 Reps each day . Change your life today

[David Wohl @DavidWohl]

@elonmusk My son played a prank in 2019 that had Scott rolling with laughter. Watch for a good laugh! #RIPScottAdams

[Kendall Harmon @KendallHarmon6]

Jen Wilkin nails it--'Something is wrong. Each of these statements can be easily challenged as faulty with relatively little Bible knowledge. How can our churches be filled with people who are active and involved but have so little biblical grounding to show for it? I believe it is because we have forgotten a few simple truths that previous generations of believers knew.

To start, we have forgotten that discipleship requires learning.' https://t.co/qVlxEFsrMM #parishministry #christianeducation #discipleship #bibleliteracy #religion #usa #scripture

[Jacquie Olsen @jacquieolsen]

@Lizmej12 @thatsKAIZEN No. We are tired of people breaking laws and being disrespectful to police officers and those in authority.

[Jacquie Olsen @jacquieolsen]

@Gabepluguez Ebook

[Jacquie Olsen @jacquieolsen]

@elonmusknews30 👍🏼

[Jacquie Olsen @jacquieolsen]

@edstetzer @CSBible @Beale1Gk @DrGladd 2 Corinthians 3:18.

[Jacquie Olsen @jacquieolsen]

@RedEagleUpdates Y

[Jacquie Olsen @jacquieolsen]

@elonmusknews30 Thank you, Elon!