“Life’s hard. It’s even harder when you’re stupid.”  John Wayne. As we crest a new year, it would do us all good to acknowledge we have much to learn. We’re all in our patterns and routines. I bet 85% of what you’ve done already today is roughly the same as you did yesterday … and the day before. That’s not a bad thing. But it’s a big world out there with many flavors to lick. No matter our age, intellect or experience level, our brains are muscles in need of fresh and ongoin