My idea tank has been on empty as of late. Which is funny, because I pride myself on being an idea guy. I mean, I read voraciously. About 2 books a week at this point (more than you). You would think with all of that consumption of content that my mind would be bubbling with insights. Nope. Nothing.

Why?

Universal law dictates that “what goes in, must come out”. You know how when you eat that Taco Bell burrito, and a explosive shit is soon to come? Thats the universal law at play. So, in theory, exposing oneself to a lot of ideas should result in more ideas being produced. Right? This was the last thought I had prior to becoming extremely frustrated today. So what did I do?

I meditated. I sat my ass down in a quiet room, and focused all of my attention to my internal environment. Initially, it was just to calm myself but about 3 minutes in my mind became super active. All of these ideas that just a moment ago were nonexistent all began fighting for my attention. It was as if tuning out the outside world and going inward was a light switch.

I believe I have perspective on what happened. My day 2 day consists of me filling my time with somewhat pointless activities. Distractions. All of which serve the purpose of boredom prevention. I engage in this flurry of activity until it’s time for bed. Then I do the same thing the next day. Theres is very little time dedicated to being still.

But that’s where the magic happens.

There’s a voice inside of all of us. Call it intuition, your higher power, Jimminey Cricket or whatever you want. But the voice is there. The problem is, we drown it out. We forget about it’s existence because we’re too busy checking e-mail, or listening to music, or focusing on the latest celebrity gossip. But it’s there.

I would encourage you to start listening to yours. To take a moment out of every day to be still and just listen. You may be surprised at what you hear.