What do Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci and Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni commonly known as Michelangelo have in common besides being two of the worlds most brilliant people? Leonardo was Italian polymath: scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, musician, and writer. Michelangelo was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer.

The answer is they used both sides of their brains! As if by magic these two men could turn on or off one side or the other, but in reality they used their full brain. Now this is not to say we mir mortals don’t use are brains. There have been many medical research studies that show we as a whole don’t. Why? Well it goes back to the birds and bees. You were born based on the genetics of your parent’s as we all are. Depending on your gender that is a boy or a girl determined what side of your brain you would normally use.

Its 5 AM in the morning and I can’t sleep. My bones are tired and I am still groggy from yesterday. I am a road warrior always looking to make my life a little simpler, uncluttered and less about stuff.

I have learned that you don’t have to be a road warrior to have the same problems. But living out of a suit case makes you really appreciate how good home feels when you arrive. Your personal sanctuary where you can hide and restore your energy.

This little life challenge came to me this past week. After a busy road trip, one of several on my schedule for the month, I found my self exhausted. I took 5 naps the next day and accomplished almost nothing except eat and sleep.