Thought Number One

People don't think enough.

That's the point, really - Of everything. We forget sometimes, when we're sat in our homes, or on the train on the way to work, or cleaning, cooking. All those mundane things that occupy all our time - We spend far too little of that time just sat down, and thinking. That's what this blog is about, really.

Every day I'm going to do my best (And it will be only my best, nobody's perfect, am I right?) to type out one thing that will really, truly start you thinking. Get the cogs whirring, get the brainbox fired up. Forget brain-training and su-do-ku and all those things. The only real way to get your brain to work is to grip it around some high-quality-assured brain candy.

Today, and let's remember that we start as we mean to go on, I'm going to begin with everything. No, I'm not suggesting that we consider the magnitude of the universe, but rather that you take some time to look around you at everything, and revel in the beauty of it. Even the simplest things, the motion of the wind on a puddle of water causing a flicker of sunlight on the ceiling, or the sound of the rain on a rooftop.

Take five minutes out of your day to spend some time looking at your surroundings. When was the last time you did this? Can you even remember? So find something in your environment that makes you smile. Find something beautiful, or mysterious, or that you just don't understand, and appreciate it.

Enjoy - I look forward to the rest of this journey with you.