We spend so much of our lives
CONSUMING
content...
You know what I am talking about.
We jump from screen to screen,
and then onto another screen,
and then onto dashboards,
and then maybe onto newspapers
or magazines or books...
Are you mindful of the content that you consume?
How much of it is random?
How much of it is inane and meaningless?
How much of it is simply a distraction from anything that is important?
You know what I am talking about.
There is nothing wrong with some amount of random content to let your mind rest,
to simply be entertained.
Some of that is very good.
But, how much are you consuming?
Versus content that deliberately expands your mind, challenges your thoughts, inspires your soul, teaches you new ways or new interpretations of old ways?
And, then...
the most important questions of all...
what is YOUR content?
what are you made of?
WHO ARE YOU?
What defines YOU?
You DON'T HAVE to publish your content to anyone but yourself.
Whether it's YOU as an individual or YOU as a company...
KNOWING your content is essential...
You can share it with your "family", your closest friends, your peers...
We all have our own style...
Where and how you share it...
That is entirely up to you.
But, realize that you do convey it in who you are, in what matters to you, in what you speak about, in how you show up, in what you stand for, what you agree with, and what you disagree with... In your decisions, your behaviors, your fears...
Ultimately, and paradoxically, we are a collection of CONTENT from all around us, and we are also a UNIQUE interpretation of content.
WHAT IS YOUR CONTENT?
THINK ABOUT THAT...
Do you study it? Do you research it?
Are you amused by it? Are you deliberate about it?
Are you CLEAR on what it is?
...
It worries me at times, that our children have grown up in a world with a lot less time to ponder themselves than we did.
But perhaps, that is the way of the world... and the nature of time...
I do think its worse, if only for the AMOUNT of content that is out there...
It is OVERWHELMING in VOLUME... and unlike ever before it's virtually ALL available AT ALL TIMES...
We must find ways to help our children, our spouses, our friends, our colleagues...
ourSELVES...
Carve out time and consider...
What is MY content?
because UNDERSTANDING and communicating our CONTENT,
I believe is ESSENTIAL
to making us CONTENT ;-)
Think about it...
And, as you hop from screen to screen...
TURN THE NEXT SCREEN OFF
CLOSE YOUR EYES
TAKE A DEEP BREATH
and, look around...
What do you see?
What is YOUR content?
You know what I am talking about.
In harmony,
Nestor
In Spanish the two words are different... CONTENIDO means my content... what is contained within. It is physical, it is measurable, it can change but its specific.
Content, the state of being, is CONTENTO, and its passing, its momentary...
I always find the subtleties in language amusing. Now, get back on task...
CLOSE YOUR EYES!
and, smile.