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signal of happiness. What needs to be teased out a bit more (for some) is the downside of living a life of instant gratification. This is one point of skepticism of LOA that is well-taken.

So now we can understand the cyclical nature of so called "unsuccessful" persons who attract the same type of dead-end job, marry another unsupportive or abusive spouse, etc even though these qualities do not contribute to a good life. LOA practitioners and counselors can stop shaking their heads, wondering why in the world certain clients "just don't get it" and why these "stuck" persons (who claim over and over again that they really, really want to fix their life, and they are trying really hard to use LOA!) continue to make bad choices, even after hours upon hours of intense LOA coaching. The problem lies within the structure of their brain that simply "stalls out" upon the intake of new information, especially when the information does not fit their experience of the world through vigilant pattern recognition.

In a nutshell, the person that has the most difficult time putting LOA into action is the one that 1) has a hyperactive amygdula, 2) has a low functioning prefrontal cortex, 3) has impaired functioning in the anterior cingulate, and 4) has a nucleus accumbens that is "running the show." Persons with just one of these brain problems will be more successful at implementing LOA than persons with two or more of these circumstances. It stands to reason that a person with completely healthy brain functioning will experience the most success in implementing LOA. This is because his/her prefrontal cortex can override panic responses of the amygdula. He/she can visualize and consistently act upon goals, with little interference from the anterior cingulate or nucleus accumbens.

Does this mean that people with less-than-ideal brain function are doomed for failure? Not necessarily. Scientists and mental health professionals are incorporating therapeutic methods designed to enhance the functioning of the human brain. Such interventions can assist clients in the ability to take action in support of future goals.

EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR):

EMDR was serendipitously discovered by Dr. Francine Shapiro in the 1980's while working with combat veterans suffering with PTSD. EMDR is considered an integrative therapy and has proven superior to cognitive therapies as it facilitates the actual processing of information that is "stuck" in various brain areas. (Shapiro,

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