i learned something today. and once i thought about it…i realized it was something i had learned long long ago. only i wasn’t paying attention.

oprah says that you have to listen to the whispers. the whispers about your career, your life, your relationships. she says if you miss the whispers, you get a little thump on the head. and if you still don’t pay attention, you end up with a problem. if you continue to be oblivious, then you get a brick dropped on your head. and if you ignore that, then you get an entire wall of bricks. and guess what? what used to be a problem is now a crisis. and if you still ignore that brick wall falling, then the whole house caves in! and now: DISASTER!

i’m guilty of ignoring the whispers. not intentionally. but i think we’ve forgotten how to hear them. last night, in a dream. i had a (metaphoric) brick dropped on me. and afterwards, i couldn’t sleep. it led me to have a horrible nagging feeling all day…till i made the connection: i missed the whispers. and then i ignored the thump. but that brick finally opened my eyes.

lesson learned: save yourself the time. pay attention. and listen to the whispers!