I spend a great deal of time on my Mental Health Blog extolling the virtues of mental fitness and the importance of doing everything we can to stay mentally sharp. If we want our brains to treat us well, we have to treat them well. The best way to do that is to challenge our brains every possible chance we get.
Did you know that something as simple as brushing your teeth with the other hand (the one you don’t normally use) stimulates your brain? It also gets a charge out of a new route across town or when we change up daily routines . When we do little things like these, our brain’s like a cat with catnip, a dog with a rawhide bone, or the person on the other side of these words with peanut butter fudge.
The brain also loves to wrap itself around games such as the one linked below. I’ve played a lot of brain games online and this one’s currently my favorite. It’s just one of the many great games from Fit Brain.com. It’d be a brilliant idea to start working them into your daily routine. A word of advice, though, you might want to give yourself a deadline. I just spent an hour playing a word game that felt, for all the world, like 10 minutes. Truth be told, I’d probably still be there if the game hadn’t crossed me. Since when is zen NOT a word?!
Remember, your brain enjoys the benefits whether you get the answers right or wrong. Have fun!
Wild Word Garden – Brain Fitness Game
