Monday, October 13, 2014

The Ah-ha Moment

The purpose of life is to live it to taste experience to the utmost to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences —Eleanor Roosevelt

An "A-ha" moment sprouts something new or different. It arrives after preparation and time for incubation. Ideas, beliefs, and question begin to grow.

Most of the time, one cannot predict how it springs.

The "A-ha" moment does not always produce a solution. It reveals errors. What does not work promotes a move into possibilities. Insight provides ways to study situations not considered before.

Curiosity launches creativity. A sense of wonder excites question upon question. They move into the wildness of blue sky thinking beyond the obvious.

Risk-taking invites a search for quirky. Connections and flavors abound. Sounds ask for texture and touch. A taste of lively amuses.


Consider a situation, poem, or story you have abandoned.

Take a break and move into another venue.

During a morning walk, notice connections that nature offers.
Collate the details.

When you return from discoveries, let play and nature initiate a variety of responses.

It might feel like time to abandon the current project or dig into it with ways to turn it around.

Look into the recesses. Use intuition and notice where it guides.

Try a new stream of writing and permit it to meander.

The A-ha may not always lead to an obvious destination.
Let the journey amaze.

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