Intriguing sign at Nijo Castle
When do ideas morph from a gentle puff of a thought to a whisper of an idea, to a fluffy ball of a concept, to a living, breathing thing?
Is it at the moment they take shape as words scribbled into a notebook? The moment they are spoken out loud? The point they are added to the to-do list? The day we actually do them?
This is something I have pondered before, but it keeps coming back to me.
The other day I was going through my journal from the first month we were here in Japan, and I noticed that many of the random scribblings have actually become things I have done, places I have been, progress I’ve made.
This happens to me a lot, and it has probably happened to you too. I am not talking about affirmations or goals or even dreams here (as they are a whole other wonderful thing), but the simple act of making a note about something you thought of (however random) and then forgetting about it, only to reflect some time later and see what it has become. Why not try it?
