Try Unexpected Incongruity

  

During a time that feels empty or dry, we need to discover ways to freshen our thoughts.  

Soren Kierkegaard believed in the rotation method to keep the mind fresh. He indicated that a farmer can't grow wheat year after year. They must replenish the soil by sowing beans one year. It also may need to remain fallow.

Albert Einstein used "combinatory play."  Imagining he traveled on a beam of light and glancing back at a clock created breakthroughs for him. He visualized letting go of a coin in a free-falling elevator.

Any changes in thinking and perception jostle the mind. Distractions help to reset thoughts from focus on a single task and its implications, concerns and consequences. It helps us move into to a new venue where creativity blossoms.

Try, "See the Kite" approach.  If you want to divert someone in conversation, point to the sky and say, "What a Kite." An individual will look up and stop speaking, thinking or doing.

Use the distraction to accomplish whatever you need.  Divert an unpleasant situation, steal a bite of someone's dessert. . . or even a kiss.  

Adapt this idea.

Use unexpected incongruity when feeling frustrated. Consider these examples:

What do eagles, Robinhood and pencils have in common?

How do baboons, Monterey and chocolate reveal their differences?

Combine kittens, cranberries and the Pacific ocean for a play day.

What skitters in and out of the hole below change?

Intuition ticklers, absurd thoughts, and humor intrigue the mind and provide unexpected insights. 

Use the kite approach and search the sky for ideas when frustrated..Try three unrelated items, extend to more. Freshen and free your spirit.