7 Ways to Get Inspired

According to Steve Bloom at the blog Addicted to Success,, there are 7 ways to get inspired.  Some of the ways would work for combining a book destined for the recycling bin with a gourd. In a broad sense, from 1 to 7, they are:

1- Surround yourself with others   ~   2- Change what you're looking at   ~    3- Do something

4- Daydream    ~    5- Examine others' ideas    ~    6- Explore your creative side

7- Change your point of view

When making the Green Eggs and Ham project, there was a group of like-minded folks sitting around remembering favorite books. This became a fair amount of daydreaming while the group was playing with some paint techniques.  While the discussion moved from book to book, piles of gourds were sorted.  The combination of #s 1, 3, 4, and 5 provided some inspiration. A trip to a gourd farm in Pennsylvania provided additional ideas. This coming-together of pieces seems to be how ideas get inspired and take root - and how bright lights begin to shine toward a central goal.