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I am 12-7 left brain. A few years ago I was a full time residential contractor. This is about 90% left brain stuff. I had to wake up on the left side and stay on the left side most of the day. I would escape over to the right side when I could but I could never stay there for an extended period of time. I think that I operated pretty well in that mode judged by the fact that I was never sued, the true mark of success in any endeavor.
I have now been doing art full time for more than two years. This has caused a complete shut down of my left side. All the organizational stuff that is required to run my house, my business, has completely shut down.
This is interesting to me. It suggests that (for me, if not everyone) both sides were always present and ready when needed. When my left side was exercised regularly it operated competently, although probably to the detriment of the right side. Now that my right side is exercised it has completely taken over very much to the detriment of the left.
I can say that the right side is a more fun place to be. I'm pretty sure that if I ever found someone that would take up these left side duties, I too would claim permanent left side disability and deny having ever operated in that cerebral western hemisphere.
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'Who are you?' said the Caterpillar.
This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, `I--I hardly know, sir, just at present-- at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.'
'What do you mean by that?' said the Caterpillar sternly. 'Explain yourself!'
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Mike McCarty
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