Delphic Delays

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I do promise a lot. Then I am called out for inactivity, which frankly is not the same state as it would be in any other job. Except maybe if you are the Pythia.
At times I feel connected to the ancient prophetess, indulging in the inner workings and growth of wisdom that may just explode out into the world once in a while if the right questions are asked.
That is a lot of thinking and very little action.
I have always thought of the Delphic Maxims as habits worth entertaining but only recently I come to see how they are connected in what I do, maybe in what everyone else does. The first two are pretty well known and understood, the third is not, simply because it could mean so much.

Know Thyself.

Nothing In Excess.

Surety Brings Ruin.

Because the philosophers liked to use that analogy, let me honour this tradition: Just like in physical exercise, movement enables children to grow strong while it helps grown-ups to stay healthy. Flexibility in mind promotes growth of the mental, metaphysical, spiritual body, whichever you believe guides you. Rigid structures shatter easily compared to those built to sway, that is why skyscrapers and large bridges are built from intersecting parts rather than with brick and mortar. Stay flexible, question everything.
The third maxim also warns of being too sure of yourself, your own ability or the power you assume to have in influencing your fate. Hence, one should not swear to anything, not take an oath, make a pledge nor a promise. The Greeks had seen enough in their days to understand that even an oath of unquestioned loyalty to your country must have reservations, when the enemy rests within the gates.
One can not even be certain of the will to do what is obvious to everyone else. Just because the intentions are good it does not conclude that the measures performed with such intentions or the results thereof will eventually be good. There was a time when I was sure I wanted to be an architect, until I learned how much of the job was mathematics. I know myself better now than I did back then. Knowledge brings us closer to understanding what we can accomplish in contrast to what others tell us might be a good idea if we try hard enough. That is neither here nor there.
So, it seems that the uncertainty brought forth at the progressing mastery of the third maxim redirects us right back to the first, and there is where I hope the cycle turns into a spiral upwards.
What am I rambling on about? I tried for an explanation why I promise content yet nothing ever seems to show. It is not because I am not working. Rather than that I like to soak in the pool of my ideas for a good long time before shoving the dough into the oven. The fun part about these cakes is that I can break them apart, dry them out, then soak them again and re-bake them. I much prefer you do not watch me at that because it can be unsavoury.
So far for the explanation, and just to be fair here is my apology or excuse if you will. For I do let myself get distracted a lot. It is part of what happens when you accept the third maxim. You learn to take it one day at a time and not make any plans. Whatever happens that catches my attention I trust it comes within my purview because the Universe wanted me to pay attention. That may slow down my creative process but in the long run I hope it will improve the results of it.