How do I know when I have an inspired idea? The feeling behind the idea.
I remember when I was in college and was starting in the area of psychological research. It was my first research course in fact, and I had been researching an idea about personality and relationships. There were a number of creative ideas that I had been playing with, one that we re-enact the patterns from our most recent relationship in our next relationship. I had noticed this in my own behavior. I was looking into this, but didn’t find any supportive literature at the time in 1992, but I did find an interesting theory in sociobiology by E.O. Wilson. I actually was more attracted to the idea that our experiences shaped our behavior, and he, on the other hand pointed to deep biological difference as the factor. My data supported his theory. But this was not the inspired idea, in fact, it is hard to remember the exact idea at all. I remember the moment, walking in the courtyard by the psychology building. It was an indescribable feeling. The incredible sense of “I get it!” It was an expansion of consciousness in that moment, and a feeling of confidence (I would say competence, but it was more expansive than that, not just being able to do something, but feeling the power of my own thinking). I believe this was the power of an inspired idea. What it feels like. Since then, I have had dozens of inspired ideas. I recognize the feeling right away and it moves me into action. Some of my ideas involve others, and since the other did not go through the thinking process as I had, they may never have reached the point of that feeling of insight. Insight is really a wonderful word to describe it, as it feels as though I am seeing into something new and powerful. A vision of the future, or of how something works. But when sharing with another, if the idea falls flat, it can burst like a balloon. It can take all the energy out of the idea in one fell swoop. So be careful in sharing your inspired ideas. They need time to grow and you need to nurture them carefully as they gain size and clarity. If you share your idea too soon, you may lose the confidence you will need to move that idea into the world. Have faith my friends. Inspired ideas come and go. When something moves you, allow it to grow within you and nurture it well. You are the custodian of this marvelous piece of the universal field of consciousness. You were chosen to share it with the world. Take heart, and make a commitment to it and you will create the world you want to live in.
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