Three weeks ago, my three year old son, Axel, woke me up in the middle of the night. It was the first time he had chosen me and not his mother, so despite the frustration of a middle of the night startle, I embraced the experience and brought him back to bed reassuring him and giving him a big squeeze and many kisses in the process. I did so even when it happened again. I remained calm and patient and knew this night was an anomaly when he woke up at 3:30 am for the day. He had even tried to tire himself out by "reading" in bed at around 2 am before he eventually gave up. We snuggled. He tried to sleep next to me. At 430 he asked for some cottage cheese. I never want to forget that night. It made the next day a bit more challenging, but on his path the importance of providing comfort in this situation was very likely informative.
As it often happens, sleep deprivation spurred a little bit of creativity. As it also often happens, the crux of the newsletter I was going to write has more or less escaped me and now lives in the creative consciousness for another to use. The gist was going to be about embracing the journey even in frustrating circumstances because you never know what seeds you are planting for the future.
Alas, I am now implored to write about acting on your gut and finding a way to take the ideas that the universe is providing and using them to the best of your ability in a timely manner!
I cannot tell you how many times I have had an idea for a story or a novel or a means to generate business and not done much if anything with those gifts. Not only do you not take those ideas through to their highest form, but worse, you sometimes feel bad that you were lazy or unfocused. The gift becomes a bit of a curse.
So, next time you have a feeling to call a client or recruit a broker or have an idea for a piece of marketing or an idea for a short story, find a time to explore that kernel. Apply some heat and oil and see if it pops into something more consumable. Maybe it starts a bit of a movement and is enough to feed others!
