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My memory and clarity of mind

I used to have memory problems years ago. Now I don't. I hardly forget things now. I may not necessarily take action on things I remember, but I don't forget them. I still have one problem; I don't listen well. But I have improved in this area also. This is my new year resolution. Listen well.

I don't know what caused my memory to improve. It could be one or more of the following.

  1. Started lots of online (MOOC) courses a little over a year ago. I have done 25 courses so far. This has been a lot of exercise to my brain. I am still continuing this. 
  2. I started Bikram yoga about a year ago. This has improved my strength. Yoga requires a lot of mental concentration, being very still in poses and out of poses, focus on breathing.
  3. My Mercer county college teaching. This is not a recent activity, I have been doing this for almost 18 years now. But it does require a lot of preparation and work to my brain.
  4. It may be that these days I feel I don't need to remember much. I am only focusing on my yoga, cooking and cleaning (since Pari is away in India), my Mercer college teaching, my work (which is pretty easy for me now). I used to make a list of so many things to do around house. That is now gone. There may be things around that need to be done but I am not paying any attention to them.

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