Thoughts Lead On…
It’s a simple thought for today…and yet, rather profound, I think.
I stayed up late last night trying to finish my new ebook, “Relaxed Homeschooling…There is Another Way!” (coming soon to a blog near you 
and one of the last things I typed kept sticking with me today.
“It’s a good thing for a child to be alone with his thoughts. Our culture is a noisy one where we feel the need to be constantly entertained, busy or occupied. A child’s soul cannot grow without some silence and solitude. We must take time to find the quiet places.”
Isn’t our enemy clever? (Maybe it’s not his fault, but I like to blame him a lot
If our minds are distracted, and boy are we ever distracted, we cease to think. And when we stop thinking, we become robots, and are then easily led in any direction.
And since we’re talking about character, I thought this quote tied in nicely with creating quiet places for thinking.
“Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide character, and character fixes our destiny.” (Tyron Edwards)
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June 2, 2008 6:34 pm
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Hi,
I just found your blog and enjoying it very much! I think you’re right on with this post. We have five little boys under six and I’m seeing the value of down time more and more as they grow.
Business and activities are fun, but they make for a shallow thought life. It takes time for a child to get bored, consider options, and eventually end up with quietness where ideas are processed.
Moments a five-year-old spends sitting under an umbrella in the sprinklers doing nothing more than thinking and watching the drops should be priorities in childhood. What a gift to create time for solitude!
-Faith
Good post!
It’s also good for us adults to be alone with our thoughts.
Many times we neglect ourselves for our familes and that’s not good. It leads to a burnout, breakdown or worse.
I don’t have children yet (infertility sure isn’t fun, but God knows what He is doing), but my hubby’s job is stressing me out (imagine what it’s doing to him), we are preparing to move, and other things that are popping up, and last night I was sitting down. It was just me and the glow from our laptop and then the rain started, the thunder began and the lightining lit up the sky. I just sat and listened and watched in the silence and it was awesome! I went to bed last night relaxed and renewed.
God Bless your Tuesday! <><
Dawn
In this culture children turn into children with adult bodies. The people who live in the apartment below me seem incapable of having a single moment away from blasting music, video games or dvds. I would guess that their thoughts are not pleasant ones to be alone with.
I struggle with this too to some degree. We are encouraged to be entertainment addicts to the point of becoming totally mentally numb. The consequences are all around us. I force myself to be alone with my thoughts sometimes. I hope I get to the point where it’s not a bad experience.