{"id":5823,"date":"2017-03-22T08:14:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T13:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/?p=5823"},"modified":"2017-03-22T08:14:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T13:14:27","slug":"vanishing-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/22\/vanishing-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanishing Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a couple of topics that I worked out in my head at 3 AM but went to sleep and forgot what I was going to write. The one that stayed is something rather delicate so I decided to not write about that.<\/p>\n

As one gets older, one starts to question what is going on in their brain every time they have an absent minded moment. We hear a lot about various brain problems later in life and wonder each time if we are sliding into Alzheimer\u2019s or Dementia or some new form of our brain slipping away from us.<\/p>\n

I can get distracted in my thoughts by something I see or hear and then I have to walk it back to remember why I went into the kitchen or whatever room I find myself in. <\/p>\n

Right now my head is wrapped up in running sound for Footloose. We have some microphone problems that are being sorted out. I have a plan but now I need to revise it with the new data I received last night. This is where my head is going to be at for the next couple of days. I plan to take Sunday to reset and start up on things again on Monday. <\/p>\n

I am not forgetting things as much as getting distracted by other things around me. Stress from various outside forces is not helping but I recognize that it exists and deal with it as I can.<\/p>\n

My mind may not be as flexible as it was 30 years ago but it still works pretty doggone well. I still learn new things and retain what I have learned. I am still a good problem solver and the creative side is working just fine. <\/p>\n

Still I have concerns about where my mind wanders to and where thoughts seem to vanish. I don\u2019t think it is unhealthy to do so. I think it might be a bigger concern if I dismissed it out of hand. <\/p>\n

I am grateful for thoughts that stick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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