Begin it now!

Have you ever had that experience of bubbling almost to overflowing with a new idea? The zing of inspiration…the awareness of a dream in technicolour. The thought for one shining glorious moment that “this is it…this is a great idea”.

You see it clearly, there’s an excitement an energy, it’s possible!

I believe this happens to everyone at some time or another and to some of us almost daily and it’s wonderful!  It’s how dreams are made real, new ventures are born, humanity evolves.

What I also see, and experience myself, is what often happens next and that also inspires wonder, but not necessarily the good kind.

It starts with over thinking, planning it out to the nth degree, this kicks in the pragmatist, trailing on his coat tails is doubting Thomas, swiftly followed by the killer blow dealt by the fallen angel of Resistance and we kill it…dead…by inaction, procrastination and self doubt. Leaving in it’s wake only the thought of what might have been and another knock to our fragile psyche. 

Later down the line we realise that the idea, that prescious gem was merely on loan to us by the muses, the angels, the great divine spark of genius that saw our potential in that one shining moment. But you see this idea had to be born so it travelled somewhere else, to someone who was not only listening but prepared to act. To see that idea fulfilled in someone elses life may be a wonderful thing, after all it was a great idea wasn’t it?, but to bring it to bear in your own life, how wonderful would that have been?

So in line with the thought for the day currently on my website

“Your don’t have to be great to get started, but you do have to get started to be great”

I leave you with this powerful piece of writing from W.H Murray

“Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills contless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definately commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would not otherwise have occurred. A whole streatm of events isses from the decision, raising in one’s favour all manner of unforseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man would have dreamed would come his way. I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets: “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius,m mnagic and power in it. Begin it now.”