If we seniors aren’t willing to be a bumbling beginner we’ll never likely become a magnificent master.” Treated as stepping stones, our mistakes become the hallmark of mental growth. Our basal ganglia (one of our brain’s memory systems) opens wonderful windows into past memories, mistakes and events on one hand,… Read more »
Have you slammed onto ruts or slipped into any boring routines lately? If so do get ready for a fun new adventure that involves our magnificent working memory! Let’s say we’d like to learn a new technology such as Instagram, or accept an invitation to propose a digital innovation. Regardless… Read more »
Why ask, “How are we smart?” rather than ask, “How smart are we? Are you aware that we each come equipped with at least eight intelligences? Or did you know that IQ is fluid, and not fixed or stagnant? If we seniors are aware that intelligences grow with use, and… Read more »
For Helen Keller, “ Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all.” And it’s no surprise that Keller’s adventures tended to occur mostly outside in nature. When we think of seniors we know however, do we think of risk, adventure and nature’s wonderland? Not so much,… Read more »
Our brains respond to fear by shutting down and so if we hope to sustain growth we may wish to address fears that could be holding us back. Certainly fear of dementia is one barrier to a sound, healthy brain, and yet so are other fears such as our failure… Read more »
Healthy choices are to the amygdala, what healthy food is to the stomach! We ignore our amygdala to our mental and emotional peril. As our brain’s vital processing center for emotions, the amygdala connects our emotions to other key brain abilities, that regulate memories, learning and our senses. An untamed… Read more »
“We never really understand others until we consider things from their point of view – until we climb into their skin and walk around in it.” (To Kill a Mockingbird) What if we imagine five qualities or habits we most admire in friends or family members. Then let’s consider one… Read more »
Even when depressed and down we are all still unique, and we each deserve unique approaches to healing depression that give us hope for a better future. Not that it’s easy, and at times it requires medications, therapy or both to help balance chemicals that work against wellbeing. Especially critical… Read more »
Inner kindness is a majestic force that lifts us beyond barriers into happiness and helps us see life as it might appear with wonderful opportunities at any moment. When kind to ourselves we set a magnificent mental and emotional stage to laugh more and celebrate life fully in every current… Read more »
Ever wonder why some seniors retire into loneliness while others run from retirement into liveliness We may think that loneliness is a non-fixable fate for seniors on their own, but actually our brains repair our social sensibilities when we adopt a growth mindset. Seniors who suffer from feeling alone, felt… Read more »
