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"Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions."
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894)
I've happened upon several new ideas of late and wholeheartedly agree with the statement above. Once I have an idea, I try everything in my power to make it work. If it's an art project, I experiment with materials, combine things I'd never imagined to create something new, different, and exciting. If it's a work of writing, I try new phrasing, various word combinations, rhythms, or expressions until I'm happy with the results. In new recipes, I explor the world's selection of spices, textures, colors, and flavors, using all past experiences to merge the best into something new and wonderful.
Industry, science, technology, medicine... all of the advances we see in the modern age are variations on a theme. Man has thought of something, share the idea with others, and together, through years of thought, trial, failure, and diligent continuation and perpetuation of the dream, finally reached success. So many of today's everyday technologies began with an idea, years of thought, trials that failed yet suceeded just enough to keep the idea alive and growing. Automobiles, computers, telephones, television, cell phones, medical technology... all of these wonderful inventions and discoveries began with an idea that tugged at the corner of someone's mind, pulling and stretching the boundaries of the imagination. Once that seed was planted, the idea took root and became firmly established, demanding attention and urging the thinker on until the idea became a reality.
True, my artistic, literary, and culinary pursiuts have little impact on the world, but the same principle applies. Once I have an idea in my head, only a disaster of gargantuan proportions will stand in the way of my making it a reality, and even then, I will wonder if I could try it another way, do something different at one stage or another, and actually make it work. Days, weeks, months, or even years may pass before I try it again. It's hard to let go of an idea, once formulated, without trying to make it work.
Today, my idea is that I want to paint my bedroom this week, so I have a lot of work ahead of me. Hopefully this is an idea that will prove successful the first time and won't have to be repeated for some time.  If not, it's only paint and what can be painted once can be painted again... which reminds me of yesterday's prompt: "If you think you fail, fail gloriously." Funny how the two seem so closely related.
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