Sunday, February 27, 2022

The Benefits of Forgetfulness


A new perspective: older people don't need to make a concerted effort to exercise purposefully at a gym. Our brains do it for us! How many times do we have to walk back up the stairs and down again before remembering what it was we went there for in the first place? How many times do we have to go back to the mudroom to remember what it was we were there to fetch? How many times do we have to walk out to the garage and back before we remember what it was we went there for?  How may times? 

For me, if I don't go all the way back to the original location of the thought, I don't manage to retrieve my purpose. So maybe brain blur is nature's sneaky way of keeping us active - being forgetful helps us get our daily exercise in!



 

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2 comments:

Shelley Burbank said...

Whatever works! Way to look on the positive, though. Quite an achievement this time of year, so brava to you!

Debbie said...

I'm trying! And trying to pretend I'm exercising 😊