Optimism

I saw a post from a friend on Facebook today and went to the link out of curiosity - here it is below:

An optimistic brain


I think this is pretty interesting and it explains a lot about my husband!!
He must have an enormous orbitofrontal cortex in his brain!

"Adults who have large OFCs tend to be more optimistic and less anxious."
That's my Norm, for sure.

This week has been a trial as he has increasingly lost mobility in his left arm and has begun to lose mobility in his right arm - to the point where yesterday there was a plaintive cry from the kitchen,
"I can't get a bowl out of the cupboard."

I hear the phrase, "Can you help me?" more and more these days as he struggles to get dressed, washed, lift things... but through it all there's a smile on his face and even an eyebrow waggle at times! :)

Optimism leads to hopefulness. I'm glad his brain is wired the way it is!

And I'm glad there's a God who was able to create us in such a way that we have this amazing brain feature.

Feeling optimistic today - with God's help I'd like to grow my own OFC!!