Have you ever gotten a fantastic idea that you just had to do right away because it would be awesome? I get a lot of those. The problem is, right now I'm really poor. Between trying to build up clientele for my massage business and having bills to pay and licenses and education to keep up with, A lot of the time I find myself saying "I don't have the money to do anything." But by-golly I will not be swayed because at heart, I am an artist and an artist must create.
So today I wanted a salad. Yesterday I wanted to enter some art into an art show and possibly sell it (which would bring in some $$) Well, I didn't want my lettuce to be all wet because you know how lettuce rots if it's terribly wet and I didn't have a frame for my art. These two lacks triggered responses that I'm sure created new pathways in my brain. I went on a walk and found some old, old and I mean old wood in my friends backyard. After stealing it (with permission) I broke it into the right sizes and nailed it together. I put the lettuce in a calendar, a pot lid on top and went outside. And behold, folks, I was the second person to invent the human lettuce spinner (THIS person thought of it first. Step 4) So my art became a masterpiece and my salad was delicious.
What I want to say to you is when you have all those fantastic ideas accompanied by a lack of resources, rejoice! It is in the moment of need that creativity and genius emerge. And there is a genius in all of us, if we just believe and try.
In summary, a wise person once said "Necessity is the mother of invention."
