Doing--100 Words

Doing.

Doing isn’t easy. Sometimes, it is the absolute last thing I want.

I’m more than willing to think. Or create. Or even dream.

But doing? Come on! That’s tough.

From the politician that is more than willing to give away my tax dollars to the panhandler that had rather sit on the street corner than work to the unemployed person that is more than willing to let everyone else do while he watches.

It’s time to get up and do!

Those words are not meant to sound harsh or critical.

Truth be told, those words are written to me.

Being Quiet--100 Words

Being quiet.

Maybe a survey is in order.

Are you a quiet person?

Or, are you the exact opposite?

Are there times you are quiet and other times when you aren’t?

I tend to be a processor. I have to listen to the facts being presented, roll them around in my brain a few hundred times, and then formulate my thoughts about it.

Then and only then do I speak. Or at least that’s my goal.

Some people think that silence is agreement. Can’t silence be processing? Can’t silence be weighing the options before me?

What’s wrong with being quiet?