One night last fall we had some friends over for dinner. A guest watched me draw out a knife, reach for my cutting board, and get busy on some garlic.

“Isn’t it amazing how quickly celebrity chefs like Jamie Oliver (the naked chef guy) and Rachael Ray can chop things up? Incredible!” he said.

Yes, it is entertaining to watch a skilled chef. We watch them wondering how is it that these demi-gods prepare vegetables so gracefully, elegantly, and easily, whereas us mere mortals might cut off our own fingers.

Or the thirty-something bartender I met in the Philadelphia airport who whips up tasty concoctions as he juggles half-empty bottles of rum, blue curacao, and rum, while sliding them to his patrons?

Or just how mindblowing it can be to listen to your favorite singer or musician. Sometimes I get goosebumps.

Giotto di Bondone. Italian painter and architect

photo credit: McPig

And think about how enthralled you can be, slouched in your couch, watching your favorite actor do her thing.

So where am I going with this?

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Hi,

It’s amazing how small an agent of change can be…

For me, it recently was a tiny fruit fly that motivated me to make a change in my life.

I’ve talked about motivation in earlier posts; and what really gets you up and moving. This time for me-of all things-it was bugs near my fruit bowl.

Picture this… It’s summertime, and fruit flies are multiplying all over the joint! Naturally we’re to blame because we see so many delicious fruits and can’t resist piling it up in the kitchen…

…And wouldn’t you know these eager little critters can’t resist helping us eat it.

See, the “fruit fly situation” in my house just got unbearable. Actually, out of control. They gravitate towards anything that has even a hint of sweetness or sugar to it.

They converge onto a spoon.

If you leave a bottle of wine open, they swarm to the rim or just plunge right in.

I forgot how quickly these suckers can procreate and multiply.

…It kind of makes me want to brush up on my biology 101 to see how long it actually takes them to create more offspring. I’d say it’s about fifteen seconds? And BAM!, a thousand more pesky Drosophila Melanogasters now fluffing around my fruit bowl.

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I’ve been sitting on my rear end way too long.

Well, actually that’s true, and it’s not true.

It seems like I’ve been working my tail off lately. Non-stop.

And it’s been some time since I’ve been able to really sit down and focus on what’s important. How often do you get the chance to do this?

There’ve been a few projects I’ve had to shove to the back burner. While new ones hit the front burners. Getting things done. And then more things. Gotta love those “things.”

That’s life, isn’t it? And that’s not even counting the things that have gone wrong. Remember the time you first heard of Murphy’s Law? Yes, one thing is clear… Murphy is still alive and well.

I moaned and groaned.

…Actually, it’s embarrassing to admit, I complained too.

But as good as it felt , I realized that was getting me nowhere. And I told myself how many would be glad to have my “problems.” But I’m getting off subject… Maybe just do me a favor and remind me to bring this again up some other time.

So after giving myself a kick in the pants, I quietly did what I had to do. I had no other choice.

And I got a few things done–cleared my plate so to speak. Just for a bit anyways.

Sweet, I thought. Some free time at last. And that’s when inspiration came knocking.

Suddenly, I was in the flow, practically glued to my chair.

Hours went by. Then days.

Then this…

http://www.TimeForChangeMovie.com

What do you think?

Ciao!

Taylor

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