Time to think

I heard Jenny Crwys-Williams interview an American author this week. I didn't catch his name, but he was talking about how little time we have (or make) to simply stop, and think (the fact that I was driving between meetings with the radio on makes his point!)

He recalled how as a child he would go to his mother and say that he was bored, and she would reply: "that's good. It will give your mind a chance to wander creatively". Not the most sympathetic response, but there's wisdom there. He went on to say that he does much of his thinking while jogging and he said that the sight of runners on the road wearing ipods saddened him because of the opportunity they were missing.

That interview has stayed with me over the last couple of days because I've been challenged by the extent to which I too have made very little time to think creatively. And that's a part of the motivation for this blog.