Seeking versus sitting

We are seekers. Gathering, scanning, searching. Delighted to find bits of wisdom and nourishment though quotes, passages, paragraphs, and posts.

But we must be ponderers too. Contemplators. Meditators. Patient thinkers.

Noticing a concept that resonates is only the first step. The next step — the more rewarding step — is to hold space for an idea. To sit with it. To understand it more deeply.

When it comes to powerful ideas, let’s not stop at hunting and gathering. Let’s take what we find and make balms and salves. Let’s lay good ideas on our hearts — giving them enough time and attention to change us for the better.