The Think-u-bator

The incubator was designed as a place of warmth and protection while something grew and developed.

Our mind is the same way. It is a protected place where no one can enter unless we allow it, while what goes on inside grows and develops.

I love to think thoughts of how I can/could do something, make things better, try a new arrangement or color scheme in my home or yard, refurbish something old…

We have been given the capacity to think and plan and make and do. We have the ability to look at something or think about something and make it come to pass. How? First, we might see a need, or just imagine something out of the blue so to speak. We mull it over in our mind and begin to craft it there – where only we can see and imagine its growth and what it could become. Then if we choose, we can take steps to make it come to pass.

How did the Golden Gate Bridge come to pass? People got tired of driving all the way around the San Francisco Bay to get to the other side. Yes, it was years talking, planning, thinking, imagining, testing, consulting. Many said it would never work; the current and tide were too strong, the waters too deep. How would boats get through??? and on and on…But one man imagined it as a real possibility and set to work. His goal was to build it not only functional, but beautiful and lasting and with as few casualties as possible. And it happened as he dreamed it would.

Today we drive over it every day. It is a landmark known all across the world. An idea, pursued and developed which has benefited millions of people.

What idea is in your think-u-bator waiting further development. It might not be a physical bridge, but could be another type bridge bringing people or other ideas together for good changes.

Your ‘bad’ idea might be a stepping stone to a better idea. Keep your mind strong. Allow yourself to imagine what could be…maybe it can become reality!