BETTER: Did you know there are tips for helping to awaken your senses?

We found this in The Guardian. Tap into your sense of taste by having a “taste party,” comparing different types of apples, chocolates or potato chips. Concentrate on the flavor — is it sweet, sour, bitter, salty or savory?

Think about a taste timeline to compare how your tastes have changed over the years.

For sight, look at things you usually overlook. Study labels on a shelf, look at book jackets, look at houses. Do you see details you never noticed before?

For hearing, actually listen. Show your attention, don’t jump in with suggestions, listen for what is not being said, and let people talk themselves into their solution.

For smell, notice that because of odor fatigue, you can’t smell your home the way a guest would. A scent ties a person to what is happening now — frying bacon, drying laundry, having a bonfire, using a barbecue grill. Take time to identify what you smell.

For touch, search out interesting textures, visit a shop where you can touch merchandise, pay attention to what different textures feel like by touch alone. There’s that popular bridal/baby shower game where participants must identify things by touch alone. Can you do it? Have someone load up a box or bag with common household items and try to identify them by touch.

Focus on your senses. Think about activities that will help improve your senses.

A word search is good for sight. Play cards or board games to help with hearing — it stimulates your brain and your ability to listen. Use music therapy, listen to some classical music and see if you can pick out instruments, improving focus as well as listening skills.