May
Knock-Knock
“Knock, knock”.
“Who’s there”?
“Lert”.
“Lert who”?
“Be a lert, and you won’t do stupid stuff”!
To be alert, we must be constantly aware of what we are consciously adhering to as our mindset. We must not only take time to think, but we must think about what we are thinking.
I seem to have a natural tendency to act impulsively and make snap decisions. Knowing this, I make a conscious effort to slow down, get “me” out of the way and get myself into the rhythm of the universe’s natural laws and principles; those “creative and controlling forces of the universe” according to Webster.
I’ll get what I think is a great idea and get so excited about it I feel compelled to take immediate action on it. When I do, I usually regret it because before long I will see it as incomplete and wish I hadn’t been so hasty. I used to think that this delayed action was procrastination. Perhaps it was, but a few more days to let the idea take root and germinate haven’t seemed to do any harm. If the idea is right, nothing can destroy it. It was Victor Hugo who said, “There is nothing more powerful than the right idea whose time has come”.
I remember years ago, when I was a freelance commercial artist, I was asked to come up with a series of advertising layouts for a client. I thought they were pretty good, but when I presented them to him he gathered them up and threw them into a waste basket without even looking at them. I remember him telling me that the first ideas are never the best and told me to go back to my studio and start over again. I think he was a bit harsh, but I know now what he meant.
I have three Thought Boxes that have particular meaning to me:
Take Time to Think
Don’t do stupid stuff
Be a lert, the world needs more LERTS
Don’t be too hasty. Take time to “listen” to the source of all ideas. The right course of action (which sometimes is no action) will identify itself. The end result will be natural, harmonious and productive.
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