One of the books launched during Saint George’s Day campaign, titled “Ets llum” (in Spanish, “Divina mente”), by Vilma Montoliu, is one of those books that bring calm to the reader. Vilma is a very young author, yet she has been working on her life in a coherent manner since she was very young, with her parents, and has managed to convey this learning to all audiences—a truly challenging task—with a fresh perspective. She brings us closer to the holistic world in an organic way, and this book, to me, is a little treasure that many of you have yet to discover.
Have you ever asked yourself, “Do I love myself? Am I optimistic?”.
“Divine mind” is a guide to learning how to work on the “holistic self-esteem,” that is, love towards oneself from the body, mind, and soul, as well as optimism. These life attitudes are essential for living consciously and fully, and Vilma Montoliu teaches us to master them so that they become part of our lives naturally and effortlessly. The intention is to learn to lead a conscious lifestyle that works in our favour.
The book is divided into two parts, two steps. The first is holistic self-esteem: learning to love ourselves; and the second step is optimism, looking at life from this perspective, a task that is impossible to achieve if we have not previously learned the first step.
The author explains in a wonderful interview she gave to the “Integral” magazine, that no one deserves to be a victim or to be “dull,” and that we all have negative thoughts, but we must accept them as they come to our mind, and the most important step is learning to control this negative loop.
The brain is made up of 100 billion neurons. At birth, each neuron in the cerebral cortex has 2,500 synapses or connections. By the age of three, the number increases to 10,000 connections. Nevertheless, over time, the connections tend to be reduced by half. The connections we do not use end up dying.
However, it is within your power to learn to stimulate and keep your brain agile by choosing which neural pathways you want to weave and which ones you don’t. Moreover, working on your mind will help you maintain a young brain age. The author encourages us to create a neural network from optimism, in a simple way, so that your brain learns to switch from negative to positive thinking without getting stuck in that loop.
The goal of this book is to awaken the innate power we all carry within through tools, practices, and ways of thinking that strengthen self-esteem and optimism to feel empowered as human beings capable of making decisions from a perspective of freedom.
Are you sure you don’t want to read it?