Your words and actions begin as thoughts. What are you choosing to think about? May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14
It all starts in the brain.
Fire Together—Wire Together
— If you read last week’s blog and listened to Barbara Arrowsmith-Young’s story, I hope you felt hopeful and energized by the possibilities wired into our God-designed brains. God tells us: Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Romans… Read More
Memory Benefits from Doodling
I think it was my mom who first gave me pencil and paper. She read to her six children, often all of us together, and doodling helped me sit still when I was really too young to follow the story line completely—I drew about what she was reading. It worked so well, that she continued… Read More
Want to trade your brain in for a new one?
In first grade, Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was told, “You have a defect.” “You have a mental block. ” “You will never learn as other children.” “You need to live with these limitations.” She couldn’t tell time. She got lost easily. She didn’t understand abstracts. She didn’t process mentally what was happening to one side of her… Read More
Naps Boost Your Ability to Concentrate
Churchill did it like clockwork. Eisenhower and MacArthur did it. JFK did it, and Lyndon Johnson followed his example. What are we talking about? NAPS. Regular naps can increase alertness, boost your ability to concentrate, decrease fatigue, and improve memory. For some, it’s 20 minutes on a sofa in the office. For others, it changing… Read More
Thinking About Thinking
Where and when do you get your best ideas? In the shower While you’re jogging without headphones Lying on the beach Hiking in the forest Waking up at 4 a.m. Folding laundry Chopping firewood Your list… What do all these things have in common? The absence of a task that requires focus and attention to… Read More
We Need to Look at Troubled Brains–Lessons from 83,000 Brain Scans
“Behavior is not the problem. Behavior is the expression of the problem.” “Are there any other doctors that treat an ailment without looking at it first?” “SPECT images help psychiatrists do more that throw darts into the darkness. We can see the problem and develop treatments that improve and change the brain. This changes… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 