Yet another fitful night's sleep thanks to whatever is in my throat and chest, and once again I got up well before the 1am alarm. Ugh. It's not as if I don't have a plate full of things to do at any given time, but some of my early AM weather models hadn't yet been published...and so I pulled up an old link to a fun website that is rather laden with brain teasers, puzzles, etc. I blogged with some optical illusions some time back, and this website has all that and much more.
Like the following:
How many days start with "T"?
Four.
Tuesday, Thursday, today, tomorrow.
The point of such puzzles is to actively work the brain...one of the most important things we can do to potentially ensure an active life well into our 'golden' years is to engage the brain. Crosswords, sudokus, Jumbles, reading, etc., all help to stimulate the brain. And it doesn't take much time to gain a salubrious edge, either, a daily regimen helping all the more.
How many legs does an elephant have if you call its trunk a leg?
Four. Just because you call the trunk a leg doesn't make it a leg. And if that elephant sits on your patio furniture, do you know what time it is?
Time to get new patio furniture.
Now for some optical fun...
Move your head toward, then away from the monitor to see the circles move...
Doesn't look like it, but the two rectangles are parralel to each other...
Stare at the red dot and watch the blue circle disappear...
All four horizontal lines are parallel...
Interesting gray dots above, eh?...
Amazing how the 'gears' appear to be slowly rotating...
There is the adage that says, "Things are not always as they seem." But it's not limited to just illusions...that wise advice applies to daily Life. We humans can be a very judgmental lot, and when we get into unpleasant or uncomfortable situations, our minds can take off and create dizzying mental scenarios that ill serve us. Not only are things not always as they seem, when it comes to negative, fearful thoughts they are rarely if ever what they seem.
A little heady way to end after puzzles, but it bears keeping tucked in your craw. It's been said (and rightly so) that "FEAR" stands for "False Evidence Appearing Real". Illusions are all around us...just takes a little time to recognize 'em.
Oh yeah, the puzzle site:
BrainBashers
Enjoy!
Like the following:
How many days start with "T"?
Four.
Tuesday, Thursday, today, tomorrow.
The point of such puzzles is to actively work the brain...one of the most important things we can do to potentially ensure an active life well into our 'golden' years is to engage the brain. Crosswords, sudokus, Jumbles, reading, etc., all help to stimulate the brain. And it doesn't take much time to gain a salubrious edge, either, a daily regimen helping all the more.
How many legs does an elephant have if you call its trunk a leg?
Four. Just because you call the trunk a leg doesn't make it a leg. And if that elephant sits on your patio furniture, do you know what time it is?
Time to get new patio furniture.
Now for some optical fun...
Move your head toward, then away from the monitor to see the circles move...
Doesn't look like it, but the two rectangles are parralel to each other...
Stare at the red dot and watch the blue circle disappear...
All four horizontal lines are parallel...
Interesting gray dots above, eh?...
Amazing how the 'gears' appear to be slowly rotating...
There is the adage that says, "Things are not always as they seem." But it's not limited to just illusions...that wise advice applies to daily Life. We humans can be a very judgmental lot, and when we get into unpleasant or uncomfortable situations, our minds can take off and create dizzying mental scenarios that ill serve us. Not only are things not always as they seem, when it comes to negative, fearful thoughts they are rarely if ever what they seem.
A little heady way to end after puzzles, but it bears keeping tucked in your craw. It's been said (and rightly so) that "FEAR" stands for "False Evidence Appearing Real". Illusions are all around us...just takes a little time to recognize 'em.
Oh yeah, the puzzle site:
BrainBashers
Enjoy!
1 comment:
that's cool, thanks for posting, sharing these with a few people
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