Thought Precedes Our Action

"An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory." - Ralph Waldo Emmerson

The past week has been a very busy week for me. I have attempted on 3 occasions to write the next segment of my fledgling blog, but as I sat back and contemplated the best words of wisdom that I could possibly impart... I fell asleep.

I started this blog for a number of reasons. First, my mother was a writer, her dream was to write screenplays and hit the big time. I feel like she passed on to me an ability to write. Second, I have been told that I am good writer. In one of my English classes at school I jumped to the conclusion that red pen on every page of my paper, meant that I failed at my attempt to be a writer. When I reached the final page of the paper, after I berated my teacher with questions about how I could have done so poorly, I notice that I received an "A" on the paper. The red pen, in this case, was not because I failed, but because I could improve. Third, I have always loved quotes, and I have gathered them for some time. I appreciate quotes for many reasons, but one of the biggest reasons is because they change my thoughts. Fourth, I have also thought for a while that maybe one day I would write a book, but I have never done anything to reach that goal. And fifth, and maybe the biggest reason of all, if "Snooki" can sell a book that someone will read, well I should be able to achieve my goal one day too.

So, what does any of this have to do with anything? In all of this ramble, I am trying to paint a picture of what it might take for some of us to accomplish what we really want to achieve. For some, our goal may be to write, for others the goal may be to learn how to cook, have a family of our own, finish school, move out of the house, become a doctor, or an astronaut. We all have goals, right, but do we always know how to achieve them? I don't think we do, but I believe we think about our dreams, our goals, our deep down desires until the draw to action becomes so great, that we can't hold back any more, and we act!

One of the readers of this very blog made a statement that started me on this line of thinking. He said, "There are so many great quotes, but the real test is how they change what you're doing and make you better." Until our thoughts come full circle, and create a desire that BURNS within us to do something, we will be content to continue to do nothing. Each of us makes a choice each day to stay the same, or we can learn, grow, and ultimately change. Let us push ourselves a little more to change our thoughts and act!

Now, here is a challenge to you. Will you act or be content to do nothing? Leave a comment about what thoughts have motivated you into action to make a change. Help us all learn what it takes to think, act, and change!