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“If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you, If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.”
I recently participated in a great interpreter workshop led by naturalist John Muir Laws (no relation to John Muir). One activity I enjoyed very much was our bird walk where we shared tips for leading bird walks-when there aren’t any birds around. It happens. On this walk we were encouraged to forget about learning the name of the bird, much to my relief! Not to pick on birders, but Laws used humor through a typical example of birders to make a point about observation:
Sometimes creativity is a lightning strike; it happens at an instant and seemingly from out of nowhere. Unfortunately, that kind of creativity is often what leads to one-hit wonders and failed movie sequels. Continued success requires habitual creativity.
Spirals have inspired artists for ages, first appearing in megalithic art in the form of petroglyphs. Spirals have symbolized the sun, growth, evolution, hypnosis, and the universe. In nature, spirals can be found everywhere-perhaps the source of ancient inspiration-and are usually described as whorls when found in plants and animals. In mathematics, “a spiral is a curve which emanates from a central point, getting progressively farther away as it revolves around the point” (wikipedia.org).
If you were a photographer, how do you capture a streak of lightning in a photo? To do so, you must be ready and waiting for it. The same is true with a great idea.
