Forgetfulness

...Nothing to be embarrassed about when you forget something.

We all have spells of time when it is easier to remember the past than the present. I always have thought that someone who is creative has a more selective memory than a primarily left brained person.

For instance, our smoke alarm started malfunctioning last Friday afternoon late. Loud chirping sound like a BIG bird every 5 minutes. It was difficult for my husband to reach the alarm on the ceiling. I called our son. He said he would drop by on his way home from work and check it out. He is real handy with things like this.

We went out to dinner with friends and got back home about 10pm. Darn thing still chirping. We knew we would not sleep all night with the noise. We called son who lives about 5 minutes away.He said "OOPS".... he forgot. Then he came right over and fixed it.

Now if you or I or my husband had "forgotten" we would have said"Elder Moment" but no. He is only 41 but he is extremely creative and his mind is filled with many things.

So don't sweat it if you get to the grocery store and realize you have forgotten the list. Or if you forget a name now and then. No big deal.

However, if you put the cat in the freezer and the ice cream in the back yard you are entitled to worry .:)

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"Experimentation has shown that the two different sides, or hemispheres, of the brain are responsible for different manners of thinking.

The following table illustrates the differences between left-brain and right-brain thinking:

Left Brain --Logical Sequential Rational Analytical Objective Looks at parts --

Right Brain-- Random Intuitive Holistic Synthesizing Subjective Looks at wholes "

"Most individuals have a distinct preference for one of these styles of thinking. Some, however, are more whole-brained and equally adept at both modes "