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February 20, 2010
The Miracle Minute
People Who Rest Rust
A van passed me this morning with a
huge slogan plastered on its side: "People who
rest rust." Whatever they're selling, I'm not
buying.
This notion that idle minds lead to evil activities
is a half-truth without proof. Much the same as "all
attorneys are driven by greed" and "all
teachers are inept."
The world's most prolific inventor and
founder of General Electric, Thomas Edison, refused
to work on anything for more than four hours and took
cat naps during the day.
What Thomas Edison saw clearly was a
need to relax and refresh his mind. It isn't physical
effort that slows us down, but mental stress. How
many times have you seen an uptight person make a
brilliant decision?
Brilliant breakthroughs don't come to
a stress-filled mind. They come as gut feelings when
we're relaxed. It is our intuition that determines
how creative and effective we become. Edison had mastered
the art of listening to his intuition.
Our intuition allows us to know, without
knowing how we know. This can be truly scary. Our
rational side wants to see the logical steps, when
there aren't any.
Intuition isn't limited to the few.
Everyone experiences gut-hunches and those hunches
are never wrong. How many times have you overruled
a hunch, only to regret doing so later?
One vital key to effective living is
learning to trust our hunches. The next time a problem
has your back up against a wall, mentally let go of
the situation and walk away. Relax and focus on something
else.
Most people try to push their way through
life, but life doesn't work that way. To become all
that you were meant to be, you've got to rest and
relax - in spite of what's going on around you.
This is Dick Warn. Thank you for listening.
Copyright 2010 Richard S. Warn & Associates
DickWarn@themiracleminute.com
http://www.themiracleminute.com/
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