THE LIGHTBULB MAN

I’m walking down a city sidewalk with Jet (my foster mom) only to look up and see a tall businessman (suit and all) walking towards us. He stopped and talked to Jet. He had a light bulb on his tie with a zipper pull cord hanging down from it to ‘turn it on’.

No I’m not kidding.

Jet calls him the bright idea guy. I would call him…eccentric. (Word of the day plus I get points for being diplomatic.)

After he moved on, I asked Jet if he had to pull the cord in order to come up with an idea. (LOL.) She said he didn’t actually need the bulb or cord to come up with imaginative ideas; the bulb was just a prop, advertising. Hmmm.

Jet also said humans use other things to help them hatch new ideas: showers, a run in the park, meditation, brainstorming with other humans, to name a few. She says some of the greatest ideas ever were born out of unexpected moments. It seems like a lot of work just to hatch an idea. Why not hatch something more practical like bones or a baby bird?

So, here’s my lesson of the day… If it helps to use a prop or weird distraction to give birth to an idea then go for it. Why not? However, don’t forget that one of the best ideas ever hatched is just enjoying a distraction.

Okay, here’s the question of the day from Stuffie who asked: Why do some dogs want to be famous like a movie star?

Dear Stuffie:
Narcissism.



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