I've always been an over thinker. I suppose it's useful when you're trying to figure out the details of a story... to an extent. But most times, it keeps me paralyzed. Figuring out what I SHOULD be doing before even making a single step.

I live from lists. Lists help my colander brain to remember (definition of colander brain: brain with many holes through which important stuff to do escapes, also known as "mommy brain", "absent mindedness" and "default excuse for escaping boring duties").

Sometimes, though, lists turn into an anchor. I've written it down, so as far as I'm concerned, I did something. The fact that nothing on the list is getting done can either weigh me down or alleviate some of the guilt about not doing anything. It all depends on my mood.

Ultimately, though, the only way to make anything count in your life is to do something. Sometimes during a movie it will occur to me that the adventures and successes of the characters (and of the actors and production crew) all happened because they're DOING stuff. Not sitting down thinking about it or looking at other people do stuff. 

How many movie characters are spending hours on Facebook? If it's part of the story, we don't see it. We'll see the rest of the story where they're doing something (like running from other Zombies who spend hours on Facebook). 
 
Whenever I find myself sinking into despair, the one thing that consistently pulls me out is doing something. Focusing on a story or a painting, or something as simple as making phone calls for work will take me out of my head and put me into the world where something is actually happening.

So my aim, folks, is to do more and think less. Or at least let my thinking serve the things I'm doing. Rather than just sitting pondering what I SHOULD be doing. 

And in ten years (or less) we'll see how many books I've written and how many readers I've served. Hopefully you'll be with me for that journey until the final credits roll.