Discovering My Strengths (3) - Ideation

I am fascinated by ideas. What is an idea? It is a concept, the best explanation of the most events. I am delighted when I discover beneath the complex surface of an elgantly simple concept to explain why things are the way they are. An idea is a connection. Mine is the kind of mind that is always looking for connections, and I am so intrigued when seemingly disparate phenomena can be linked by an obscure connection. An idea is a new perspective on familiar challenges. I revel in taking the world we all know and turning it around so we can view it from a strange but strangely enlightening angle.

I love all these ideas because they are so profound, because they are novel, because they are clarifying, because they are contrary, because they are bizarre. For all these reasons I derive a jolt of energy whenever a new idea occurs to me. Others may label me creative or original or conceptual or even smart. Who can be sure? What I am sure of is that ideas are thrilling. And on most days, this is enough.

Bingo!!! Three words - "Goats and Barley." My fiancee, peers at work, or family can tell you that not all of my ideas are great ones. But usually the ones I think are pretty good make it to this blog. The primary reason for existence for this thing is to share my ideas. Although a few of my favorites are no longer available through this site, a few more are:

Catching a Feather in a Whisper
Umbrellic Space Heaters
Mmmbop to Dave Matthews
I can tell by the way my butt fits
With the drought comes garbage

I love finding connections in simple things in life and discovering the complex nature of the way things really are. Things that may seem insignificant always mean so much more! Nothing is insignificant!