Center Brained People

 The question should really be: What have I done about it? You see, for years and years, I contemplated my inability to decipher left from right, my propensity to get lost at every turn; my absolute ineptness as I tried to move from one point to another, either on foot or while driving; and I purposed that one day, I would write about what it felt like, to be a supposedly intelligent person who is clueless about orientation (knowing where I am, in relation to where I need to go) and navigation , being able to - with autonomy, certainty and accuracy - move from one location to another.) It really helped that I have encountered many persons who are just like me. And the fact that our stories are so similar convinced me that we are clueless about directions, not because we're inately stupid; not because we do not pay attention to details; not necessarily because we have an attention deficit, but simply because of who and how we are. So I wrote this book: Center Brained: Why you can...

When the Shoe is on The Other Foot!                                                                                                                                  - Gemini   I have been lost so many times that I now take being lost for granted. And I have always been so grateful for the navigationally savvy persons who have kindly redirected me when I didn’t know where to turn. (We won‘t talk, today, about the Type A personalities who have always acted as if I was the biggest nuisance, as I tried to find my way.) However, a few weeks ago, I was in the position of the being able to see how a directio...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               -Gemini Have you ever received directions which involved turning right, then turning left, or vice versa,  and got everything all mixed up? That happens to m...

[ This image is being used under license from shutterstock.com ] The lot of the directionally challenged person is not easy! On so many occasions I have lost my way, walking or driving in locations that are very familiar! One day, I was going to visit a friend who lived in Inverrary, not far from where I lived, in Lauderhill, Florida. I took a bus along Oakland Park Boulevard, and I know we were going east, because we were going in the direction from which the sun rises in the mornings. I alighted from the bus at the appropriate stop and started walking in the direction of my friend's home. Mind, you, I had made this trip countless times before. I have to admit, though, that this time, my mind was almost completely taken up with some issues that I was dealing with. I'm sure that that had something to do with the fact that I completely overshot the entrance to my friend's street which was off Inverrary Boulevard, and when I looked up from a reverie, I had no idea where I was...

 Own Your Condition If you’re directionally challenged, one of the first things I’d like you to do is own your condition. By that, I mean – there’s really no shame in being directionally challenged, so just let your guard down and admit that you get disoriented easily, and often. I know that there are many people like you out there, most of them hiding their difficulties and scolding themselves for being stupid—when really there’s a very good reason they don’t know their left or their right, or they can’t competently navigate from Point A to Point B! And this has no bearing at all on their intelligence. I truly hope that you are not one of those people. It is what is it! You may not be able to tell left from right, east from west or north from south; but I’m willing to bet that there are many, many things that you can do, and that you do at least some of them really well! Therefore, if you make light of your condition to others, secretly hoping that no one tasks you with anyth...

                                                                                                     [ This is my picture. I conceptualized it, and paid a Fiverr artist to create it! ] ARE YOU DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED? Don't know what that means , you say? Well, let me explain. Do you find yourself utterly perplexed whenever someone points out something as being to your right or your left? When you visit a large building, after your business is completed, do you have to get help to find the exit? Even more unsettling, have you ever lost your way to and/or from a place that you’ve visited several times before? If you can answer in the affirmative to any of those questions, chances  are, your are directionally challenged t...