Last night was our monthly LUNA (Lakehead Unfinished Novels/ Novelists (haha) Association) meeting. Only four of us. But always an enlightening, encouraging group. Last night we chatted a little about building new neurological pathways and strengthening our brain in general. Pat mentioned brushing your teeth with your opposite hand. Try it. Quite challenging. Glenn remembered a music teacher he once had who could play any instrument equally well with either hand. This man also wrote easily with either hand and had to have two signatures on file at his bank, one for his left hand and one for his right. Fascinating.
As I mentioned in an earlier blog about tai chi, I often worry that my brain is becoming dull, that I'm losing memory or brain power so I'm all ears when I hear about new things to try to sharpen my mind and increase my brain power. I found the following site which lists ten brain activities to embrace to boost your memory and brain power. https://www.everydayhealth.com/longevity/mental-fitness/brain-exercises-for-memory.aspx Some I knew of: learn a new language, take a cooking class, learn a new sport or physical activity. But others, more readily and easily accessible, were new to me:
Last week I met a friend at Starbucks before going to a movie. We rarely go to Starbucks and as soon as I got there I had to pee. But the bathroom doors had huge punch button locks on them. I questioned the cashier (don't they have fancy names when they work in a coffee shop? Baristas apparently...I googled it). Anyway, I questioned the barista who looked to be about 30. "I can give you a code but you have to order a drink first," he said, waving his hands to the side and behind him to encompass the gurgling coffee machine and the board of fancy drinks. "I have to pee," I replied. "I can't even think of drinking anything!" He shrugged with the merest touch of compassion. "Sorreeeee..." So I ordered tea. He leaned across the counter and uttered the numbered code in a hushed tone. Confidentially. I nodded but was still concerned about choosing my tea then asking that the bag not be placed in the hot water. Then I fretted about paying with a gift card, the amount of which I had no idea. My point being, by the time I got to the locked bathroom door, I hadn't rehearsed the code once. How would I ever recall it? Somehow I did. Inside, I applauded myself on remembering. I have issues recalling any set of numbers or the instructions on the back of microwave dinners without checking and rechecking several times. Maybe my brain power was miraculously increasing. I felt smart and quick-witted and super-intelligent. Until I thought more about the code. And understood why I remembered it so well. It was 2018.
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AuthorWelcome! I'm Sue Blott: a writer of all things, a poet at heart, mom, wife, daughter, step-mom, grandma, tea drinker, tai chi-er, mystic, artist, dreamer...and now a blogger! This is my world. Categories |