Completing a puzzle was always an activity we engaged in with my grandparents at our family cabin. Being the one to put the final piece in was always our aspiration and my grandfather was the champion. As I got older and wiser I learned of his tactics…hiding a piece and “discovering” it at just the precise moment so that it could be placed and complete the puzzle.
It’s important to engage in mentally challenging activities that allow you to constantly learn and involve new things…I think my grandparents new that. Denise Park, Ph.D., professor and director of research at the Center for Vital Longevity in the School of Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas in Dallas, conducted a study where different groups of older adults learned digital photography and quilting—new activities that required complex planning and learning—and found that, over a period of 15 hours a week for three months, these adults enhanced their memories.
As you consider serving through ACT3, consider serving in an area that is new to you. You might have the opportunity to learn a new skill and enhance your cognitive health. We have a new opportunity to invest directly in the ministry by serving on a “Dream Team” and help the ministry grow. On the horizon is a Retirement Ready Workshop that ACT3 Ministry will host on March 8th.
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
Colossians 3:2 ESV
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