Are you left handed?

[GingerRose]

Think about it this way. You don't really do things with your hands. You do them with your brain. So just think of what it is you want to do and then do it. You may be a little slow, a little awkward. But you can do it. Think of all the things you do with both hands. Tie your shoes, make a sandwich, drive a car, wash dishes, etc. It's not like your non-dominant hand is just hanging there like a limp rag. You already use it all the time.

So true.
This applies to every aspect of our life.
Lots of people follow the brain, due to patterns we create along the way. You can actually change your "personality", so to say.
Being self aware and thinking about what you want to do before you do it, you can reprogram and hardwire your brain (like software) to follow self.
It takes time as stated by BigBlueHen53.
Most of the time, self following brain is the reason we get stuck in a rut, becoming like a robot, just going through the motions, sometimes making us unhappy or unaware of how we speak, facial expressions, actions, etc...
All that can be changed with not just "positive thinking", but actually pre-thinking.
It changes ones WHOLE life.
just sayin'

 

[ShrekDawg]

One of my old roommates burnt her right hand at the time they teach you to write, she couldn't hold anything in it, least of all have the fine motions needed to hold a pencil and write - so she was taught to be a lefty. Her penmanship was pretty bad as a result.

My Dad was in the service and had to write information on a glass wall backwards so the people on the other side could read it - on a ship or something like that. He showed us his "talent" when we were kids. I really took it to heart and taught myself how to do it because it was "so cool". It really helped when I was a tutor in college and found out that I could read and write upside down. Freaked out a couple of my students - one even made me sit next to her so she could concentrate on what I was saying and not on what I was doing. I saw her at a house party one night and she made me write upside down and backwards to prove to her friends that she was not lying about me being able to do that.

Whoa that’s awesome!!

 

[GingerRose]

One of my old roommates burnt her right hand at the time they teach you to write, she couldn't hold anything in it, least of all have the fine motions needed to hold a pencil and write - so she was taught to be a lefty. Her penmanship was pretty bad as a result.

My Dad was in the service and had to write information on a glass wall backwards so the people on the other side could read it - on a ship or something like that. He showed us his "talent" when we were kids. I really took it to heart and taught myself how to do it because it was "so cool". It really helped when I was a tutor in college and found out that I could read and write upside down. Freaked out a couple of my students - one even made me sit next to her so she could concentrate on what I was saying and not on what I was doing. I saw her at a house party one night and she made me write upside down and backwards to prove to her friends that she was not lying about me being able to do that.

I can write backwards and in cursive with my right hand fairly well. It used to be very well. I dont do it as much as I used to anymore. Actually havent done it in years now that I think about it.

 

[Feathers of Eden]

So true.
This applies to every aspect of our life.
Lots of people follow the brain, due to patterns we create along the way. You can actually change your "personality", so to say.
Being self aware and thinking about what you want to do before you do it, you can reprogram and hardwire your brain (like software) to follow self.
It takes time as stated by BigBlueHen53.
Most of the time, self following brain is the reason we get stuck in a rut, becoming like a robot, just going through the motions, sometimes making us unhappy or unaware of how we speak, facial expressions, actions, etc...
All that can be changed with not just "positive thinking", but actually pre-thinking.
It changes ones WHOLE life.
just sayin'

Wow , this was not just sayin'. This is an amazing lesson and great comment.
just sayin'

 

[Feathers of Eden]

And now that we are on the subject, did you know that lefties fart is smellier than right handed people?

 

[ShrekDawg]

And now that we are on the subject, did you know that lefties fart is smellier than right handed people?

 

[HipMystic]

Did you guys write some letters backwards when you were little? My cousin did that, and I guess it's "common".

Yes! When I was a kid I remember reading about Da Vinci writing backwards in his notebooks, I though it was so cool that I taught myself to write backwards and read upside down

 

[HipMystic]

Yup, we fought like crazy and are tougher for it. But now we are all really good friends

My sister hated left handed scissors. But she always had to start in the back in her notebooks, otherwise the metal would dig into her arm

I never considered this! My son is lefty and I’m always yelling at him to use notebooks in the proper direction! He’s never said it was because of the metal rings, and half the notebooks don’t have rings anyway. I wonder if there’s something else that causes him to want to start in the back of a notebook and on the back of pages.

My kids are just a year apart, so Irish twins, we’ve always had a method of refilling cups and plates and stuff, carry his stuff lefty and hers righty, that way you remember who gets which when they’ve been used already.

I do tell my son to never commit a crime, he’s a left handed, blue eyed, blonde/ginger, I don’t think they could even fill a line up in most towns with enough left handed, blue eyed, freckly blondes. He shows every indication that he will be well over 6 ft too, he certainly stands out statistically.

I still prefer to use notebooks starting from the back Even if they don’t have the metal binding, a lot of notebooks are uncomfortable to write in left-handed
That and whiteboards, whiteboards are evil

 

[GingerRose]

Wow , this was not just sayin'. This is an amazing lesson and great comment.
just sayin'

Thanks.
I have to work hard on ME everyday.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

One of my old roommates burnt her right hand at the time they teach you to write, she couldn't hold anything in it, least of all have the fine motions needed to hold a pencil and write - so she was taught to be a lefty. Her penmanship was pretty bad as a result.

My Dad was in the service and had to write information on a glass wall backwards so the people on the other side could read it - on a ship or something like that. He showed us his "talent" when we were kids. I really took it to heart and taught myself how to do it because it was "so cool". It really helped when I was a tutor in college and found out that I could read and write upside down. Freaked out a couple of my students - one even made me sit next to her so she could concentrate on what I was saying and not on what I was doing. I saw her at a house party one night and she made me write upside down and backwards to prove to her friends that she was not lying about me being able to do that.

I taught myself to write backward in 7th grade so I could pass notes the teacher couldn't read. To read it, you can use a mirror or just turn the paper over and read it from the back. And yes, I can write (and read) upside down also. Learned the alphabet backward about age 4, too. So I don't mind if anyone says I'm a little backward. It's true!