Living with One Thought at a Time
Sticky notes & slow change
What if I didn’t just save the quote—what if I lived with it?
I’ve been thinking about how often I read something that moves me—a line in a book, a sentence in Scripture, a quote someone shares—and I highlight it, maybe tag it in my notes app, and then… move on.
But lately, I’ve been wondering what it might look like to not move on so quickly.
A few days ago, I came across this idea:
“Leave the Bible open—physically—on the table. So you pass by it. So it can speak again.”
That hit me.
Not just because it’s good advice for Scripture, but because it’s good advice for thoughts too.
What if I did that with the quotes that stirred something in me?
What if I wrote one on a sticky note and left it on my desk or mirror?
Not to analyze it. Not to capture it. But to live with it for a while.
Let it interrupt me. Let it re-shape me. Let it stay in my field of view long enough to get into the field of my life.
I haven’t done this yet—but I want to.
I want to create space for a thought to linger. I want to see what happens when I leave a line out in the open.
Like bread on the counter. Like a lamp by the door. Like truth waiting to be tasted again.
I don’t need more quotes in my archive. I need more truth in my day.
The Shepherd Pause:
The next time something stirs you—a quote, a verse, a line in a book—write it on a sticky note.
Put it somewhere visible. Somewhere ordinary. Don’t analyze it. Just live with it for a day.
Pass by it.
Let it speak again.
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