The Idea Waterfall: Where Do Ideas Come From?
There is a refreshing cascade that captures my breath in iced chill. It washes dirt and grime from my skin. Goosebumps gather as the heat of an Australian summer washes into the pool beneath me.
This is my abundance. This is my Idea Waterfall.
I’ve often heard new writers wonder, “Where do ideas come from?” or complain, “I can’t think of anything to write about.”
Do you want to know the secret location of the idea waterfall? Read on and I’ll share it with you.
Acceptance Lane
A closed mind can’t take a chance on getting lost. He’ll never venture off the well worn paths to discover the wonders beyond what he already knows. The first step on the path to finding ideas and the idea waterfall requires you to open your mind and your heart to other concepts and other beliefs. Open yourself to opportunity, luck, chance, and possibility.
Gratitude Circle
The truth is we live in an abundant universe. With various neon signs of wealth all around us we sometimes become too distracted to notice the turnoff for Gratitude Circle. We might have little in an economic sense but in every breath, in every smile, there is a gift. Every thread of the shirt on your back, every grain of sand in the bricks of your home, every drop that flows from your taps, every lesson that taught you to read, everything is a gift from our abundant universe. Be thankful.
Acknowledgement Way
Learn to express your gratitude. Appreciate yourself and the blessings that are already in your life. Take a detour down Acknowledgement Way and share yourself, your time, your experience, or a simple smile. Acknowledge the people in your life. Appreciate the opportunities you find along the way. Look with both eyes at your thoughts and acknowledge them. Tip your hat at a random idea, no matter how strange it might seem. Play with the idea. Let it be and thank it for being.
Organisation Street
Organisation Street is very neat and orderly. Here we keep track of ideas. I know many writers are messy by trade but I’ve found as I grow more organised my mind shuffles to adjust to my surroundings. There is a sense of purpose and growing confidence. You can be organised in a disorganised way. Keep a notepad and write down each idea as it comes to you. This notebook could simply be a scratch pad that builds up with ideas that you never look at. You may never refer to the notebook but so long as you are organised enough to keep track of all your concepts and inspirations they will continue to flow toward you.
Permission Avenue
Finally, give yourself permission to drive down Permission Avenue. Permit yourself to have ideas and give your them permission to be as crazy, far out, or boring as possible. Avoid censoring your ideas as they come to you and stop looking for reasons an idea won’t work. Any idea is a good one. All ideas are a jumping off point from which you can draw more ideas; welcome them all.
This is the map to an idea waterfall that never runs dry. Ideas flow, unstoppable, unquenchable; they thrum with the pulse of their own life. Cherish the waterfall and you will never be at a loss for something to write about.
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