The problem with my mind is that I can have some really deep, meaningful, paradigm-shifting insights over the course of the day that I have this incredibly strong urge to immediately capture so it doesn’t disappear into the ether. But, as typical, they would happen at the least opportune times where I have any hope of preserving it for later contemplation. Times like –

• Sitting in a meeting.
• Driving to work.
• In the middle of a conversation with someone.
• Working at my desk.
• Cooking dinner.
• Etc.

You get what I’m saying?

And, being as I like to write, the split-second that this epiphany is over, I find myself questioning my patience, energy and intelligence to properly capture (in coherent English) these thoughts.

And when I think of carrying a digital recorder (lame) or taking a video of myself with my phone, I immediately get self-conscious enough to put off the task for a more private time, but by then, I feel I’ve lost the edge (i.e. 80% of the excitement.)

Has this ever happened to you?

Is this “normal?”

(I’m exhausted…and it’s only 8 a.m.)

I’m open to any thoughts or ideas as to how to address this quandary. Suffice it to say, I question my role in this world on a daily basis. If even one of these “notions” is helpful to the world at large, it may help to substantiate my presence on this rock tumbling through space.

Even if only for a moment…