The Grasshopper had on his clever hat this morning when he delivered this: “Consuming quiet is food for less thought.”

It reminded me of an old joke about a cheerleading squad made up exclusively of librarians. They only had one cheer – Shhh!

Our mind needs a librarian.

How often have you said, “I want to think it over”? That is the worst possible strategy for getting to a solution. Thinking has you think the same thoughts over and over again and they take you to the same dead ends.

A better response and a better strategy would be, “I want to quiet it over.”

Reflection and thinking are two different processes. Reflection is quiet and thinking is noisy.

Reflection is a method for taking your problem situation into a place where there are no problems – the realm of quiet. Thinking is like taking your problem to the factory that employs around-the-clock shifts. Result: Noise 24/7.

The magic of solution is that it comes from a place where there is no thinking done about it. All learning or discovery comes from the space between our thoughts. That space is quiet.

Want more solutions? Then it’s time to become a consumer of quiet. Buy as much as you can afford and you’ll come up with solutions that will allow you to afford more.

I’ve mentioned it before and it bears repeating: Getting in touch with your body will quiet your mind. Just doing an inventory of your body parts and noticing how they feel will quiet your mind. Just take a few moments, close your eyes and notice what’s going on in a certain body part – your hands, you feet, your toes, etc. Just this simple exercise will shush your mind. Go from head to toe or toe to head and notice that less is being said.

There are more formal ways of mind quieting and they are all valuable. Doing an inventory of your body doesn’t require purchasing a Yoga mat or a visit to India. It can be done anytime, anywhere and it’s always effective.

Consume some more quiet and you’ll find solutions that have been buried in the noise.

All the best,

John

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