We cannot force them, but perhaps we can increase their frequency by learning a bit more about how they come about. Of course, they are nothing but useless data if they are not followed up by meaningful action. Ideas are the intangible, ethereal side of our being. However, our ideas don’t all have to be on the same level as E=mc2, we can achieve smaller-scale wins by solving our everyday challenges, or, in my case, figuring out how to multi-task having a career alongside motherhood and running a home… I’m still figuring that one out! Ideas fuel man’s progress and make life better for humanity, especially in the areas of the arts, literature, health, science and technology. In a minor aha! moment I thought it would be interesting to investigate such ephemeral phenomena, and try to understand how we can better manifest these fleeting gifts from the universe.Įtymology and language is constantly evolving, but essentially the definition of the word inspiration hasn’t changed much from its Latin roots: inspirare, meaning divine guidance, or in a more literal sense, breathing in spirit. I can always ditch the stuff that I may not use in the future. Sometimes it’s so fast I just jot down whatever is in my head so as not to forget anything later on. I have taken to keeping a pen and pad by my bed, in my office and buried in the murky depths of my handbag, ready and waiting for rapid note taking… You never know when such blessings will infiltrate your consciousness, so it’s wise to be prepared! There have been times after stirring from slumber, when I am still in that twilight zone between lucid dreaming and being fully awake, when my subconscious mind has been streaming ideas into my conscious mind. Unfortunately the moment doesn’t tend to hang around long, you have to use it or risk losing it. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones.” ~ Bruce GarrabrandtĬan you remember being at the receiving end of an enlightening or illuminating idea that flashed into your mind like an incandescent light bulb? Perhaps you’ve had quite a few moments of erudition? I’ve had a few too and who wouldn’t want to have more of those those elusive but cherished aha! moments? “Creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment.
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