The Simple and the Complex

The ability that our thinking processes demonstrate with respect to sorting things out is virtually amazing, at times.

We can be aware of something relatively simple and have no difficulty grasping what it is. Suddenly, we realize that it has the potential to be, or to become, something more complex. We have the capacity to cope with the simple and the complex individually, as well as simultaneously.

For example, we can look at a Sudoku game in a book, or on a computer screen and instantly see, as well as comprehend the numbers posted there. We recognize it for what it is. That seems simple enough. Then, our minds switch over to 'game' mode, as we begin to fill in the missing numbers.

Or we have the concept of a 'stick man' in our minds. Suddenly, it becomes the framework for a sketch of a man.

Note that in conjunction with the simple and the complex thoughts in our minds, other talents, skills and abilities begin to surface, as well. Our mathematical skills surface in the game of Sudoku. When drawing, our artistic skills come to the forefront. Perhaps both of them draw from our memory banks.

We might wonder where these additional skills come from at that particular moment in time. Perhaps both of them have been dormant and are only challenged under the right circumstances.

What does this tell us?

Maybe we should keep challenging ourselves because motivational challenges awaken that which lies dormant in our minds.

What is your challenge of the day?

Is it something simple, complex, or does it have the potential for both? Can you take it even further and explore the other realms of your mind, at the same time?

Maybe you could and should act on it.