Is talking about doing something doing it? I run into people (including me) who talk about what they want to do, where they want to go, what they want to build, etc. And I find myself becoming impatient with them and hear that voice in my head screaming, “Quit talking and do it already!”

It is as frustrating as watching a bricklayer build a wall, one brick at a time. In his mind, he can already see the wall. If you watch him work, it is a tedious, agonizing process. But if you step away and come back a few weeks later, the wall is built as if by magic.

We’ve all probably forced action for something before it was ready and the result did not wear well. Perhaps talking things through may be a necessary — thought tedious — part of the process of getting stuff done.

Just in case, I’m going to quit feeling guilty about my talking and dreaming. I may share less out loud, but I’m still talking in my head. It’s a start.