Flood of Ideas
When going through intensive healing life is on hold, and therefore, so are many of your creative thoughts. After the bulk of healing has taken place, adjusting to living can be difficult, and adventurous at the same time.
One thing I have noticed is having a flood of ideas.
It is like I am learning how to live again, without being so overloaded with pain/healing/overcoming, therefore my mind has a much greater capacity to think, experience, and imagine. Like learning to walk again after a serious injury, I am having to learn to open and close the flood of thoughts rushing to the forefront of my conscious mind.
Like a little child in a toy store, I want to experience it all... but as every mom knows when a room is overloaded with new toys I child can become exhausted and frustrated... even to the point of crashing in a pile upon the floor asleep or bewailing for no apparent reason.
There are so many things I want to do, so many things I have to say, so much I want to learn...
I don't want to completely turn off the flood, blocking it with a big steel door, to never be opened again. But I NEED to develop a filter of sorts, similar to a useful dam that is built to control the flow of water so there is not a flood of homes, businesses and farmland. Ideas are good, but not all are best and not all can be enjoy at the same time.
Going to God to order my thoughts is the best thing I can do, but even then I can feel pulled in many directions and overloaded with too much running around in my mind. It can be hard to focus on Him or to hear His voice over my own thoughts.
I have found writing my ideas down to be VERY helpful. In doing so, I can return at any time of my choosing ponder or consider the thoughts, but I get to decide when the timing is best.
After the rush of ideas are out of me and onto paper, I am better prepared to go before God and seeking him for direction. I am no longer so distracted by all the jumbling ideas bouncing through my head. When I start to feel overwhelmed with ideas at any point during the day, I do the same thing... write them down... just jotting the free flowing stream of consciousness word. It is not a time to organize or examine. It is simply a time to record the flow.
I am not a LIST person... I don't follow a list and check items off. For those who are it is great, but frankly, I loose lists, no matter what method I have tried, so everyone needs to do what they find best for themselves.
By doing this I can rest knowing there is always enough time to do what God considers the BEST, therefore I try not to stress over to-dos.
If I feel crushed or frantic, I know with certainty I am doing something outside my boundaries of responsibility or something I am not suppose to be doing that day at that particular time.
The way figure out what is wrong is to pray. Praying to God allows me to speak to Who really has my best at heart. When I follow His voice, I am in the right place doing what I must, and thinking about what I should for that precise moment.
This is a daily, frequent process, not a one time event.
Ps. 85:10 Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
One thing I have noticed is having a flood of ideas.
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| Handling The Flood of Ideas |
Like a little child in a toy store, I want to experience it all... but as every mom knows when a room is overloaded with new toys I child can become exhausted and frustrated... even to the point of crashing in a pile upon the floor asleep or bewailing for no apparent reason.
There are so many things I want to do, so many things I have to say, so much I want to learn...
I don't want to completely turn off the flood, blocking it with a big steel door, to never be opened again. But I NEED to develop a filter of sorts, similar to a useful dam that is built to control the flow of water so there is not a flood of homes, businesses and farmland. Ideas are good, but not all are best and not all can be enjoy at the same time.
Going to God to order my thoughts is the best thing I can do, but even then I can feel pulled in many directions and overloaded with too much running around in my mind. It can be hard to focus on Him or to hear His voice over my own thoughts.
I have found writing my ideas down to be VERY helpful. In doing so, I can return at any time of my choosing ponder or consider the thoughts, but I get to decide when the timing is best.
After the rush of ideas are out of me and onto paper, I am better prepared to go before God and seeking him for direction. I am no longer so distracted by all the jumbling ideas bouncing through my head. When I start to feel overwhelmed with ideas at any point during the day, I do the same thing... write them down... just jotting the free flowing stream of consciousness word. It is not a time to organize or examine. It is simply a time to record the flow.
I am not a LIST person... I don't follow a list and check items off. For those who are it is great, but frankly, I loose lists, no matter what method I have tried, so everyone needs to do what they find best for themselves.
By doing this I can rest knowing there is always enough time to do what God considers the BEST, therefore I try not to stress over to-dos.
If I feel crushed or frantic, I know with certainty I am doing something outside my boundaries of responsibility or something I am not suppose to be doing that day at that particular time.
The way figure out what is wrong is to pray. Praying to God allows me to speak to Who really has my best at heart. When I follow His voice, I am in the right place doing what I must, and thinking about what I should for that precise moment.
This is a daily, frequent process, not a one time event.
Ps. 85:10 Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
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