Those New Synapses Look Good On You!
Oh, it makes my head hurt when someone says, "I'm too old to learn anything new." Aarggghh!! As long as you are drawing breath, you are learning something , even if you are unaware of it; so why not make learning intentional? The brain is capable of creating new synapses, called synaptogenesis (see, somebody just added to their vocabulary!) and it is a reality until you die. The amount of knowledge you can attain is limitless! Yes, you can learn a new language, how to play the piano, ad infinitum. I must add a caveat here -- I don't think that I will be able to become accomplished at doing a basketball layup, but that is my unbelief. The fact is that we are capable of sooo much more than we've ever given ourselves credit for. Your life can be big; gigantic; huge! If you want it badly enough, go get it. It's out there waiting for you. I know you've heard the story of Colonel Sanders founding his famous chicken establishment wh...
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