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Bar Stool Dreamer
Ever sat at a bar and drank by yourself? Ever let
your mind wander into fabulous daydreams that seemed so real, you new wild success
was within reach? You were able to develop great patent ideas and drew
sketches on a napkin.
The experience was so intense you didn't want to talk to
anyone, just daydream in another world. You made detailed lists on checking out the legal
details in the morning.
You made lists of all the things you needed to accomplish.
You sat at the bar and wrote a detailed schedule for the next day. It included
both business matters and household chores. Yep, tomorrow you would wake
up with energy and take care of all those little details you let go. Shopping, pay
bills, clean the oven, etc. would be done first! You took such pride
in your plans.
Eventually you drink so much your mind
went numb. The
music starts or a fight breaks out. You forget what you were doing and blow your
nose on the napkin that held all your brilliance.
Next day you search for the napkin and thankfully can't
find it because that would require energy. Or you did manage to stuff it
into your pocket and suddenly your ideas become stupid in light of day;
Hung over, nothing gets done for a whole day. As
evening comes the hunger for a drink takes over. Party people show up and
off you go, only this time you promise to maintain control.
Suddenly, a brilliant thought crosses your mind! Oh
yes, I must write it down! Where are the napkins? This is great!
If you drink enough you
can recapture all the great insights you had yesterday. Oh boy, I am so
smart.
Just one more drink and I'll go home.
The music starts.
Someone staggers up to you and asks if you want a drink.
"Sure, I'll
have just one more . . . . . ."
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