Puzzled

I'm very excited. For the past year or so, I have felt inspired to make my brain healthier. What I mean by this is that, although my brain is for the most part in perfectly good shape, my goal is to strengthen and maybe even repair the mind/body connection in the areas that were damaged by my stroke. I am achieving this through working out. I have made progress, but haven't reached my goal and I'm not satisfied yet. Or maybe I should keep disciplining myself and stay committed, but not set an end goal. That way, there is always motivation to keep working out, feeling great about what I have achieved, but always leaving room to improve.

Anyway, I have suddenly taken an interest in doing puzzles. It had previously been only a passing hobby for me, but now I want to make it a habit. Why only improve my brain as it relates to my Cerebral Palsy, instead of striving for better overall health? To be honest, though, I am absolutely puzzled by my new desire to work on brainteasers. I lack the patience required to solve the ones with less than obvious solutions. This could be a useful exercise for me. Last week, I rediscovered a book of puzzles my sister bought me last Christmas. It has a wide variety of puzzles to work on other than the typical crosswords and sudoku. Thankfully, they are not all math or logic-based, so even a person like me whose brain is wired for English classes can find something I like. That said, the same principle to improve with working out applies here: if I don't do some things that really challenge me, I cannot hope to get better. Plus, I'll openly admit that nothing compares to the pure satisfaction and smug pride that comes after achieving something I previously thought to be impossible, whether it relates to solving puzzles, beating my CP, or any other seemingly difficult task.

My problem now is coming up with some patience. That may be my most difficult puzzle ever!