THINK THINK

What’s the most important thing you or I will do today?

We each have our own ideas about what’s more and what’s less important to us. It’s called “prioritizing.” Since birth, we’ve taught our brains to do this for us all day long. 

But! 

We determine what’s more, less--or most--important vis-a-vis our urges, wants, values, and beliefs. (Pretty much in that order!) So basically, we’re telling our brains, “Within such and such parameters, keep collating and prioritizing all this real-time input you’re taking in and keep me posted.” (Think intra-personal secretary.) 

But when do we revisit our personal parameters? And how do we really know what should be more, less or most important? (Think mountains vs. molehills.) 

Since we can’t see into our future, we can’t possibly know how things will ultimately play out, can we? (As a high school junior, on a lark, I decided to take “Typing 101” with a friend--and have done it more days than not ever since.) My point: The task, decision, relationship or activity that is barely a blip on the screen right in front of us may, in fact, be huge. (Think life changing.)

I see an invitation in all this: the opportunity to respect and even revere this very moment as extraordinarily powerful in sculpting our own lives and/or the lives of others. It begs us to do whatever we do--however, wherever, whenever and whyever--we are doing it--with awareness . . . mindfulness . . . consciousness. (Think think.)

TODAY.

LET’S GIVE THE WORLD & OURSELVES A GIFT.

LET’S TAKE TIME TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE THINK.