Using Your Brain

I ran into one of my neighbors yesterday who lives across the street. She's retired and often heads out on mini adventures during the week. She had just returned from one such escapade and filled me in on her trip. It was very interesting. Then she asked me how I had been and I replied, "Great! I used my brain!"

She laughed and said, "What?"

To which I replied, "I used my brain. Twice this year. Off to a great start already!"

She shook her head and we both started laughing.

Ha! So that's a good New Year resolution or goal - to use your brain more often! I hope this year I use it so often that I can't count how many times! Then we're on to something! : D

Literature, the Great Time Traveler

Literature is so amazing, isn't it? The written word connects us to people who lived aeons ago to our more recent past and our present reality that is unfolding and even to future possibilities. I think it's one of the many reasons I love writing and the written word. Speed! Time Travel! Possibilities! Imagination. : D

You can travel fast immediately. Literature is a great time traveler because you're with the people of that period or environment - you're sharing their experiences, bearing their burdens and enjoying their joys. You understand their experiences. Literature has empathy built in.