by Greg Marine Curious Mind š¤
Something in the Bible study triggered a fond memory from my childhood. Way back before I was able to talk, I would take toys apart all the time. I was curious how they worked and what they were made of. Unfortunately, the toys were not meant to be disassembledā¦LOL And some of those toys were my older brotherāsā¦HAHAHA
This gave me the reputation of being a destructive child. I remember it well, though. I definitely was just curious. And I was sad that I had broken so many things that I couldnāt put back togetherā¦hehehe My parents recognized my curiosity and insisted that I wasnāt destructive. They hunted down a special toy that was designed to be taken apart and put back together. It was a truck that had pieces that screwed together in various places. I was able to disassemble and reassemble it at will. It helped develop my curious mind without destroying the toy in the process.
After I received that toy, I stopped taking apart other toysā¦hehehe As I grew up, I became known as a tinkerer. I would build things out of just about anything. And when something broke, I found new uses for the broken things. Nothing is truly broken until I throw it away. Sometimes, a broken thing gives birth to two new things. Or it simply changes into something new by itself.
Iām grateful for that little truck. I wish I still had itā¦LOL It changed my life.
In the latter years of childhood, my brother would have me put together his models. For awhile, our parents thought he was putting them together. He never claimed to. They just assumed. Sometime later, they came to find out I was the one putting them togetherā¦LOL I didnāt want the attention. I just loved putting things together. And my brother just loved the result of having a modelā¦hehehe
I put that curious mind to work today in my job. I was faced with something I had no clue about. I tinkered with it a bit most of the day. At one point I felt like the cause of the problem was that the original solution was overcomplicatedā¦LOL But there wasnāt anything I could do to simplify it today. I just needed to figure it out and fix the problem. I thanked God for the wisdom and knowledge it would take to figure it out.
With 10 minutes left in the work day, I almost decided to put a pin in it and finish tackling it tomorrow morning with a fresh mind. But then an idea sparked that sent me down a path to success. It took about 10 minutes to validate my solution, but eureka! The solution worked! I then spent about 15 minutes past quitting time packaging it up to be ready for deployment. I wanted to be sure it was ready for testing by the business folks first thing tomorrow.
Iām grateful for the sharp mind God gave me. I havenāt always made the best decisions with itā¦hehehe But Iāve grown and that mind is making better decisions now. The curiosity hasnāt faded over the years. Thatās something else Iām grateful for. God has given me a good gift between the two. A curious and sharp mind has been a blessing in my journey.
Iāve been thinking about how I handle things now. I feel like I am healing really well. My trauma reactions are fading and my healing responses are taking over. I donāt have any specific examples to talk about right now. But it is something on my mind. Being in the Bible daily has helped me know God more. But doing the Bible studies have given me a better understanding of how to deal with life. To use the food metaphor, my daily Bible in a Year readings are like a lovely snack. The Bible study is a protein packed meal that sustains meā¦hehehe Iāve built up quite the appetite for knowing God more. And He has been satisfying that hunger and thirst. Thatās yet another thing Iām so grateful forā¦LOL And that curious mind of mine keeps me going back for more!
I just finished rereading last years blog entry from todayās dateā¦hehehe I used a lot of extra words that were completely unnecessaryā¦LOL If any of it ends up in a book, Iāll have to revise itā¦hehehe
It was one of my more profound entries. It has some thought provoking statements. I remain grateful that I journaled last year. Continuing the process this year is going to be equally beneficial when I get to look back on todayās entry a year from now. The funny thing? I almost didnāt write anything today besides the photo of the dayā¦LOL I didnāt feel like writing an hour ago. But then the words just poured out of my mind, through my fingers, and onto this digital pageā¦HAHAHA
I havenāt done anything toward my February simplification plan yet. Iāve been trying to do those things on the weekends. But I had a busy weekend to start the month. I almost did some work toward it tonight. But then I ended up writing this entry. Itās actually okay that I havenāt started on this monthās. I can just double up this weekend or do something some weeknight. Iām giving myself some leeway. I decided from the beginning of the year that I would take small steps. That has left me with room to be flexible when neededā¦like last weekendā¦LOL Seeing my sister was more important than the tasks I planned to do for this monthās simplification.