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Ideas are like butterflies.
by Jim Waller
I was recently listening to a teleseminar recording, and was struck by the idea that ideas are like butterflies. I know, usually butterflies are used as metaphors for the soul, but bear with me, and I'll show you what I mean. There are many types of butterflies. There are many different types of ideas. Butterflies start out as tiny little eggs hidden usually on a leaf. Ideas start out as a synapse hidden in the brain. After the egg hatches, it becomes a caterpillar, which is the first time we are likely to take notice of them. I'm sure you've heard the term "hatching an idea", which is the first time we are likely to take notice of them. Butterflies go into a dormant stage, in which they are hidden in their cocoon. Ideas may hide in the back of our brains in a sort of dormant stage awaiting the right stimulus. Butterflies emerge from their cocoon transformed into their adult stage. Ideas can undergo a sort of transformation, and reemerge when the right stimulus coaxes it out. As a fully formed adult, butterflies flit from flower to flower pausing for a moment to gather nectar, and pollonate the flowers. As a fully formed thought, ideas "flit" about our heads pausing for a moment to gather our thoughts and pollonate new ideas. It is a popular belief that butterflies have very short life spans. However, butterflies in their adult stage can live from a week to nearly a year depending on the species. The lifespan of an idea can be anywhere from a few brief seconds to many, many years. Different people react differently to butterflies. Some people take no notice of them. Some people admire them for the moment, but then they are gone never to be seen again. Some people cast their nets out and try to capture them, but miss. Some people do capture them, but let them go. Some people capture them, and keep them as pets for their own personal enjoyment. Some people capture them, and add them to their collection. Some people capture them, but let them die from neglect or suffocation. Different people react differently to ideas. Some people take no notice of them. Some people admire them for the moment, but then they are gone never to be seen again. Some people cast their nets out and try to capture them, but miss. Some people do capture them, but let them go. Some people capture them, and keep them as pets for their own personal enjoyment. Some people capture them, and add them to their collection. Some people capture them, but let them die from neglect or suffocation. With all of those similarities, you have to ask yourself what you are doing with your "butterflies", what are you doing with your ideas? Do you take a moment to notice your ideas when you first get them? Do you have the right tools in place to help you capture those important ideas? What do you do with your ideas when you capture them? Do you share your ideas, or just keep them all to yourself? Ideas can be as fragile as butterflies, what do you do to protect and nurture your ideas? Do you "poke air holes in your jars", so they can breathe and survive? Ideas are like butterflies.
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Contributor's Note
This is my first ever intel, I hope you like it. It was inspired by the idea that ideas leave your head quickly.
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For really BIG ideas you need to start with a really big Caterpillar Great information!!
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