Comments for The Idea Blog http://susanblackonline.com/ideablog How did you get that idea? Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:10:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on What is in a name by Sheila Kohler http://susanblackonline.com/ideablog/?p=646&cpage=1#comment-216 Sheila Kohler Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:07:15 +0000 http://susanblackonline.com/ideablog/?p=646#comment-216 Thanks so much for reading my book so carefully. Sheila Kohler Thanks so much for reading my book so carefully. Sheila Kohler

]]> Comment on Leg-go my Lego by Jeanne Scholz http://susanblackonline.com/ideablog/?p=331&cpage=1#comment-200 Jeanne Scholz Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:40:52 +0000 http://susanblackonline.com/ideablog/?p=331#comment-200 Having just purchased several Lego sets for the annual gift giving frenzy, I understand the points of view expressed here. However, that doesn't diminish the experience for my grandkids. They spent hours constructing and reconstructing their own projects (not necessarily the "set" that had been purchased). Long live Legos! Having just purchased several Lego sets for the annual gift giving frenzy, I understand the points of view expressed here. However, that doesn’t diminish the experience for my grandkids. They spent hours constructing and reconstructing their own projects (not necessarily the “set” that had been purchased). Long live Legos!

]]> Comment on JoAnn’s vision by JoAnn http://susanblackonline.com/ideablog/?p=282&cpage=1#comment-65 JoAnn Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:41:29 +0000 http://susanblackonline.com/ideablog/?p=282#comment-65 Susan, you captured much of the inspiration for the poem, "Watercolor Sunrise." But there was something else working in my mind. While I was waiting for the cataract surgery, my vision was getting progressively worse. My doctor was surprised at the extraordinary progression of both cataracts and the deterioration of my vision. And so, while I knew the surgery would correct my vision, I wanted to hold onto the memory of the blurry world I inhabited for a few months. "Watercolor Sunrise" worked for me much like a journal, allowing me to record a complex array of perceptions and emotions. Reading it now, months later, enables me to revisit that time and remember both the frustrations and the beauties of that world. It is also a tribute to those whose vision is permanently impaired and who have no surgical option to regain full sight. My father is one such, and I dedicated the poem to his courage in the face of near total blindness. Susan, you captured much of the inspiration for the poem, “Watercolor Sunrise.” But there was something else working in my mind. While I was waiting for the cataract surgery, my vision was getting progressively worse. My doctor was surprised at the extraordinary progression of both cataracts and the deterioration of my vision. And so, while I knew the surgery would correct my vision, I wanted to hold onto the memory of the blurry world I inhabited for a few months.

“Watercolor Sunrise” worked for me much like a journal, allowing me to record a complex array of perceptions and emotions. Reading it now, months later, enables me to revisit that time and remember both the frustrations and the beauties of that world.

It is also a tribute to those whose vision is permanently impaired and who have no surgical option to regain full sight. My father is one such, and I dedicated the poem to his courage in the face of near total blindness.

]]> Comment on How did you get that idea? by Annie http://susanblackonline.com/ideablog/?p=1&cpage=1#comment-7 Annie Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:57:16 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-7 Someone once said to me: “Ideas are a dime a dozen. Implementation is what counts.” True (sometimes), but having ideas that don’t need “implementation” is also worthwhile. Implementation can come later, much later! Ideas don’t have to be utilitarian. One can put an idea on the back burner, so to speak. Like a French Pot au Feu, it simmers relatively out of sight, and presumably gets better all the time. When the stew is ready it just might “pop” into your mind, almost a fait accompli. Visualize the cartoon with the lightbulb and the aha moment! The idea has moved along - perhaps not yet a full plan for a techie startup, or a new painting, but its under steam... Ideas require time and receptivity before they can be coaxed to the surface. Keep the mind open to receive the sunshine of ideas. One can think of ideas as sunshine for the mind. From one small idea grew... Someone once said to me: “Ideas are a dime a dozen. Implementation is what counts.” True (sometimes), but having ideas that don’t need “implementation” is also worthwhile. Implementation can come later, much later! Ideas don’t have to be utilitarian.

One can put an idea on the back burner, so to speak. Like a French Pot au Feu, it simmers relatively out of sight, and presumably gets better all the time. When the stew is ready it just might “pop” into your mind, almost a fait accompli. Visualize the cartoon with the lightbulb and the aha moment! The idea has moved along - perhaps not yet a full plan for a techie startup, or a new painting, but its under steam… Ideas require time and receptivity before they can be coaxed to the surface. Keep the mind open to receive the sunshine of ideas. One can think of ideas as sunshine for the mind. From one small idea grew…

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