Did you know that smell is closely linked to parts of the brain that process memory and emotion? This week, when I opened a package of holiday potpourri (purchased on impulse at Costco) I was bombarded with memories related to smells. As I ripped the cellophane from the cluster of pine cones, dried flowers, and […]
Month: November 2021
How Books Change Us
When I finish a book, I stop to think about how reading the book changed me. Sometimes it doesn’t feel as if the book created any changes and then, a few days later, I find that — more than entertaining me — the book offered a new way of thinking or a new set of […]