Knowledge is important because knowledge empowers change. If we didn’t know our brains could change, we would be content with knowing that our brain is fixed at birth or childhood, and if we are unhappy about how we are as a person - the way we think, behave and react, we would feel helpless about changing ourselves. Knowing that neuroplasticity is at work in our lives, gives us the hope and tools to utilize that and change our lives for the better.
Read MoreHe didn’t teach me how to cook - he taught me how to live.
No matter how each city presents its unglamorous side (homeless encampments throughout the city, the unbearable stench of urine on sidewalks, displays of neuroticism, widespread smashed windows and car break-ins), there is always a redemptive factor or two. For me I found it in daily writing meetups in this city and the wonderful people who chooses to devote several hours of their day to come together and hunker down on their projects collectively.
I met Bernard, a chef, in a writing meetup in San Francisco. He taught me a big lesson about life.
