SOMETIMES WE THINK TOO MUCH; sometimes we don’t think enough; sometimes thought itself is like an unfamiliar phenomenon to be shunned at all costs. I tend to spiral off into indecision when I over-intellectualize something and find myself tied in irresolute knots. Should I, or shouldn’t I? Do I need it, or can I do without it? Is it worth it, or not? Some activities carry inherent risks that would give significant pause to a clever man, but a dummy would not only try it, but succeed. It makes you think that our brains are compartmentalized into ‘things I can do’ and ‘things I can’t do.’ I watched a guy fix my car once, something I could never do, like he was born for such work, but he’ll never read a book and can’t pronounce words with more than three syllables. It makes you wonder what’s really important in life. A familiar cliché of our time is the entreaty to ‘think outside the box.’ I take it to be a plea for creative thinking, but I’d be more comfortable with the prospect if, for starters, I could count on there being thinking going on INSIDE the box. Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum. (I think that I think, therefor I think that I am.)
I am guilty of overthinking at times. So I started practicing mindfulness to quiet my overactive mind. Stay in the moment.
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Loved this, Sally! Wonder if there is an Overthinkers Anonymous Club. Probably not, they would never get anything done!
Going to go have a cookie now 
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LOL, we need that club! Cookies are good anytime! Or are they? Hmmm.
Yes, count me in as a member of the "Overthinker's Club"! I know I've wasted a lot of time in life thinking, instead of just doing. Some of that time, I should have been sleeping!
By the way, I have been "thinking" of doing this for a long time, so I will take this opportunity! Henry, you are a treasure, and I want you to know that your little daily "squibs", as you call them, are always much appreciated by me and I'm sure many, many others. I know you put a lot of thought into them, and it does not go wasted. You always have something to say that is interesting, thought-provoking, clever, often funny, and smart. I look forward to reading them every day, and I don't take for granted the effort you put into them. So, thanks Henry. Keep being you.
Terry
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