Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Thought Provoker #3 + Time

Summer is absolutely wonderful and terrible at the same time.
Not summer, actually. Just large quantities of free time in general. See, the problem with having a lot of free time is that it has the potential to magically transform into a heap of productivity and output and satisfaction, but this potential also increases all the guilt that comes from wasting said free time by about x274.
And it's not like I usually go with the first option.

Yeah, free time is dangerous too. It gives you a false sense that, yes, I CAN waste time because I finally have time to waste. You know what I realized? One, if not unique, particularly powerful mindset to have when a lot of free time presents itself to your procrastinating mind is to think of the time as an advantage. Don't just use the time. Work extra productively, because now time is finally on your side.

It's like in this book I read when my age was in the single digits. When rowing his canoe down the Yukon, Jason rowed extra hard when the current was in his favor to make the most of it. He could have thought, "Hey, the river's doing the work now. Imma just rest a little bit."

But he didn't.
And putting inn that extra effort when most people would tend to slack off is what defines greatness in the end.
And hey, who doesn't want to be great?

With that said, here is thought provoker/writing prompt #3!
It's completely unrelated to time or summer or productivity, in case you were wondering. Unless you want it to be-- these are meant to be gateways to interpretation, don't forget!

What secrets ride on butterfly wings? 


Take it literally, think about it figuratively, do whatever you want. And have fun :)
Enjoy loveliness and remember to muse!

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