Staring at the Wall

Yesterday I asked one of my boys to please pick up the Cheerios that their baby brother had dumped all over the carpet. I told him a couple of ways he could attempt to do this. He then stood staring at the wall like a statue.

I gave him a good 20 seconds to think before saying, "Why aren't you doing it?" He answered, "I'm thinking about the best way to do it." I responded, "Well stop thinking about it, and just do it. I don't really care how you do it as long as it gets done." As those words left my mouth, an epiphany occurred. Those were the exact words I needed to hear for myself.

So often, in many areas, I am just like my son...staring at the wall thinking. I actually love just thinking about the best ways to do things. That's one of the reasons I like reading books, or at least buying them and putting them on my shelf. Sometimes I just stare at them, hoping the titles will change me.

I have to start doing. I may not do things the best way, but at least I can have the satisfaction of going somewhere. And the great thing is, I will learn along the way.

While I admit a part of me loves just reading and thinking, I hate the feeling of not moving - being stuck. I don't necessarily need to know more, I need to start doing what I already know!

Maybe this is a January theme for me. I wrote something quite similar to this January 2012...Just Learning or Living? Perhaps I will need to be reminded of this throughout my life. That's okay, as long as I keep moving forward!