To-Do: Think

Today was a think day. I would be lying if the to-do list wasn’t there, this time fitting on a roll of toilet paper versus a coffee-filter, but it got washed away.

I believe in the journey of life, we meet people who mentor us. These are not the so-called “life coaches” which somehow got so popular. These are your everyday people who share a little wisdom with you. I have had some great mentors: teachers, pastors, friends, coworkers, etc. Their wisdom and tid bits of goodies are priceless.

A great mentor of mine, kept pounding in my head the importance of holding back and just thinking. I “plow” through ideas to get them done, as he eloquently put it. I have slowly become comfortable with just having a “think” day. Forget the to-do list, it will be there in the morning. Somedays, you just need to think.

Today, I got to think, laugh, and get a little work done. Actually alot of work done, if you consider “thinking” something of great importance. Above is a picture of my African Thinker I got from an old friend. He symbolizes the importance of thinking first before reacting. It is important to think and discuss just as accomplishing an action.