I was just slicing cheese on my wooden chopping board. I found myself wanting to stab the knife in it so it stood on its own – so I did and it inspired this post (I even photographed it for you).
Even something we think of as solid, wood cut from a tree, is not totally solid otherwise the knife would have fallen over.
We want clearly defined boundaries.
We want other people to understand and observe them.
We want to make our lives as simple as humanly possible.
The latter is something I strive for but I cannot ignore the evidence of my eyes, ears, nose, my body. Things are not neat! I always chuckled growing up when I heard in Poirot episodes,
“Do you like the country, Monsieur Poirot?”
“It is very pleasant, apart from the untidy habit of the trees shedding their leaves.”
We’re all molecules bouncing off each other, if you believe the physics. I don’t pretend to know but many do because they don’t want to appear stupid or ignorant. Our egos are our downfall.
Everyone on Twitter is decrying the Revenue Sharing programme’s closing down and the ‘original content’ scheme is starting with nigh on impossible stipulations to earn from it. Honey traps! I knew the Revenue Share was going to implode before it had even gone live. You can’t turn a social media platform into a job. It doesn’t work that way but so many are so desperate for it to be true.
We’re afraid of the slog.
We’re afraid of taking time.
We’re in such a hurry to make things dependable rather than resilient.
We’re also terrified to admit that intelligence really does make a difference!
You know what I’m going to say – don’t wait for others to give you what you want. Give of yourself – your motivations and your efforts.