Because Thursday’s child has far to go…
Today I watched my boys playing in the dirt. What they were doing, exactly, I do not know. They were covered in orange desert sandy clay and joyful. They clearly had an idea and a willingness to explore it. This is one of the amazing things about childhood. Even when their idea might seem nonsensical to the adult mind, a child is open to explore any fleeting notion. It is their inclination to explore simple notions, without self judgement, without delay that leads them to learn something good, bad or otherwise. When we learn something new we cannot be the same as before we’d gained that knowledge. We grow. It opens us to movement. It gives us momentum. It propels us forward and sometimes in an entirely different direction than we had expected to go. Ideas matter. It is important to give credence to your own ideas, even the fleeting ones. Don’t let them pass you by.
My back to basics, rice and beans life began with an idea. I wanted something better. I didn’t know how to get there, but I knew it was where I wanted to go. And that’s where I have been headed for a while now. It all started with a simple idea.
Because I love quotes and the ideas of others, I wanted to share some inspiring favorites with you today:
1. “A half-baked idea is okay as long as it’s in the oven.” –Author Unknown
2. “I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism, have brought me to my ideas.” – Albert Einstein
3. “It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to put trust in ideas, and not in circumstances.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
4. “Believe in something larger than yourself. . . . Get involved in the big ideas of your time.”– Barbara Bush
5. “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple, learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.”– John Steinbeck
6. “Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That’s not the place to become discouraged.” – Thomas Edison
7. “No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered.”– Winston Churchill
8 “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” –Robin Williams
9. “Just once in a while let us exalt the importance of ideas and information.” –Edward R. Murrow
10. “They fall from the sky, they run round your head,they litter your sleep as they beckon, they’d teach you to fly without wires or thread, they promise if only you’d let them.” -Mary Chapin Carpenter, from the song “Ideas are Like Stars”
I’d love it if you post a comment to tell me what you think:
Which quote inspired you today or do you have another favorite idea-based quote? Do you give credence to your ideas or do you let them pass on by?
Ms. Practicality
rice & beans life 
My favorite quotes, that are a part of my email signature are…
“Some people grin & bear it. Others smile & change it.” ~ Anonymous
“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” ~ Galadriel, Keeper of the Light (Lord of the Rings)
“If you don’t expect much out of life, you don’t get much.” ~ Anonymous
Not really about ideas, more about life in general, but could be used in context of “ideas.” Again if you don’t expect much out of your ideas, then you don’t get much, right? Then look at Einstein; he wasn’t very tall, but he had a BIG idea & he changed the course of the future.
I really like your Steinbeck quote! Another one of my faves too!
Deanna~ who can resist that great Lord of the Rings quote! Thanks for the additions! They are great!
Great Post today!!
Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him yours.
When you put faith, hope and love together you can raise positive kids in a negative world.
Melanie these are both wonderful! I really appreciate your additions and I know they’ll inspire others today.
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