Thinking Time

The greatest enemy of good thinking is busyness.

James Joyce said "Your mind will give back to you exactly what you put into it."

In John Maxwell's book 'The 360 Degree Leader' he states,"If you find that the pace of life is too demanding to stop and think during your workday, then get into the habit of jotting down the three or four things that need good mental processing or planning. Somethings that you just can't stop thinking about."

I have noticed that often times people seem to rush their children in giving an answer. Not really allowing for thinking time there is pressure and anixousity mixed with the processing. I know when I have an answer it takes more than a few minutes for my thoughts to organize and then come up with a good response.

Worrying and problems can interrupt our willingness to compliant anything extra. In Richard Carlson's book "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work" he suggests that problems are more like speed bumps. "Depending on how you approach and deal with the bump, it can be a miserable, uncomfortable even damaging experience or it can simply be a temporary slow down - no big deal. When you think of your problems as speed bumps, however, they begin to look very different."

So let us slow down, have a cup of coffee and allow for thinking time as we gently coast over those speed bumps called problems. Remember He is in the drivers seat!!!

"The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade. The sun will not harm you by day nor the moon by night. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go both now and forever." Psalm 121:5-8