How much time do you take to stop and ponder? To think deeply about life? I know I could do more of this. But why, you may ask, and why is it so hard? A couple of ideas: I think sometimes I’m afraid to stop and think because I don’t want to think about the areas where I’m not doing what I should be doing. However, I believe a bigger reason is that we are so distracted – by the busyness of life, work, personal activities, and by all the digital info that we can access 24/7 that is all too often trivial entertainment. Why should we stop and think? Pondering on what has happened and what my plans and strategy are for the future helps to calm down anxiety as we see the big picture. Deep thinking also allows us to create meaningful plans and goals for the future. Stay tuned, more thoughts on how to ponder are coming up.
