When we came into 2021 over 10 months ago, now, it seems we had a fantasy that it would be a new year with new hope, since 2020 was behind us.

I just finished reading one of the best books I have read in a long time, maybe ever: The Choice, Embrace the Possible, by Dr. Edith Eva Eger.

I’ve been reading Jen Sincero’s wonderful book You are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth.

Recently a friend gave me the book Into the Heart of Yoga: One Woman’s Journey by Danna Faulds, which is an excellent memoir of her journey with Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health), and Amrit Desai, as well as her life and marriage.

As some of you know, I have recently been recovering from knee replacement surgery.  It’s been enlightening, and I want to share an aspect of my journey with you.

Incoming sensory information takes one of two primary pathways in the brain. One pathway leads to the neocortex, which is more of the “thinking brain” where we make sense of the world.