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Gratitude, love, curiosity, resilience and cognitive flexibility are a source of emotional stability, joy and happiness.

Albert Einstein said that brilliant is he who dares to correctly direct his ideas at a given moment. Nothing is as extraordinary and vital in the human being as our ability to readjust behaviors and thoughts with love to survive successfully and move forward with greater boldness to take better advantage of the complexity of each scenario to obtain maximum benefit.

Einstein left other phrases that allow us to glimpse what the scientist meant by a happy life. Those papers have been baptized as the theory or formula of happiness. In one of them he says: "A humble and quiet life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success and the constant restlessness that it implies."

Other of the best phrases of the genius that express these ideas:

-----1) "Life is a preparation for the future; and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there were none." .------

------2) "The search for truth and beauty is an activity that allows us to remain children all our lives." .-------

------3) "The measure of intelligence is the ability to change." .-------

------4) "Creativity is intelligence having fun." .------

------5) "Only a life lived for others is a life worth living."-----

------6) "It is not possible to maintain peace using force; it can only be achieved through understanding

Cognitive flexibility directed with love is understanding and empathy, knowing how to intuit why things are the way they are at a given moment, it is knowing why people act, it is seeking the possible causes of those daily problems that we have with those around us.

Only a flexible mind commanded by the wealth of the soul will be able to face difficulties to survive and achieve happiness. Not being able to see the multiple perspectives of our reality is like putting locks on our happiness. In this direction we have great allies and goals such as self-esteem and self-sufficiency, great weapons to overcome fear and distance ourselves from the society of toxic people and corruption presided over by psychopaths who only seek the power-money binomial.

First of all the great power of the mind. To generate a positive change in our mental attitude and its relationship with bodily health, it is necessary to "reprogram our mind", or in other words, discover the path so that it generates attitudes, symptoms, evolution, thoughts and sensations of well-being. This is possible through psychological therapy, with cognitive restructuring techniques among others, where the person discovers the erroneous programming in their subconscious mind, which generates discomfort and illness.

If the mind has the power to direct the functioning of our body, it is obvious that it can do it correctly and generate health, if we learn to do it. To do this, it is important to discover where the subconscious generates emotional blockages and unblock them to allow healing emotions, attitudes and thoughts to flow.

Negative thought patterns are the source of tremendous emotional suffering and misery. In fact, they are the key factors of both depression and anxiety. Cognitive flexibility is directly related to many advanced mental abilities, such as:

1) Plan for the future

2) Metacognition

3) Self-control

4) Be able to consider multiple aspects of the same situation.

5) See things from a new, creative and innovative perspective.

In the links, cognitive restructuring, its benefits and practical examples.

https://nickwignall.com/cognitive-restructuring/ (2020).-----

https://www.choosingtherapy.com/cognitive-restructuring/ (2022)

https://helpfulprofessor.com/cognitive-flexibility-examples/ (2023)

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