Day 11: Taking a Moment or 2 or 15..

"the quiet scares me 'cause it screams the truth"~Pink

There's no doubt about it.   There are some serious issues at work in Pink's hit single "Sober".  The line from the song, does however, inspire me to consider how easy it is to stay super busy all day long and never stop to really think.  The craziness of our world has us running from one meeting to the next , putting out one fire after another and juggling more balls then anyone ever thought humanly possible.  Taking the time to actually slow down and think requires deliberate effort.  This deliberate effort can only be made if you find a moment to consider how important it is.  What a crazy circumstance we find ourselves in.   I have to wonder, do we sometimes use the craziness as an excuse?  Are we afraid of what we will discover if we do slow down and contemplate?  Are we afraid of the truth?  Are we nervous we may have to change course?  Reconsider an original plan?  Deal with the consequences of being busy, but not necessarily productive? Hmmmmm.

Inspired by Remembrance Day, today's challenge is about taking the time to think. The challenge is looking for you to stretch yourself beyond the moment of silence to remember our fallen soldiers. Please take that special moment, plus 15 more.

Despite the crazy busy of each of our days, it is important to give ourselves time to think. Today, take 15 minutes, shut off your device, find somewhere quiet. Greatness and innovative thought often comes from those periods of time when you truly silence your surroundings and your mind and just let the ideas come.

"Others inspire us, information feeds us, practice improves our performance, but we need quiet time to figure things out, to emerge with new discoveries, to unearth original answers." ~Ester Bucholz



Happy Thinking...