Out of ideas? Turn it around by drawing a Tarot card: “I have an idea!”
If you have a specific problem that you need answers to, you can use brainstorming with Tarot cards or any other creativity technique. The "I have an idea!" technique is useful if you feel uninspired and are simply scraping around for ideas.
Try drawing a card, or a few cards a day, if you want to practice your creativity.
The idea can be silly or profound, practical or frivolous, supremely creative or a provocative thought.
More advantages of this technique: you get to practise using your imagination, and you get to know your cards better. And, you prove to yourself that you fizzing with ideas that are begging to come out. (You will also get better at this game as you practise.)
Here are some examples:
| Hourglasses are quieter than egg timers; they also provoke less anxiety than a stopwatch. My special-needs class may find a pretty hourglass more soothing when they do timed exercises. | |
| My husband would love a spa treatment if we make a weekend of it! | |
| Maybe I should stop choosing clothes for my grandchildren and let them choose their own. They are very conscious of their appearance lately. | |
| We are talking at cross-purposes. I should back off for a while to reconsider my approach. | |
| I read somewhere that taking a nap is often effective in coming up with solutions. This could be just what I need to do now. | |
| Boaz let Ruth pick up grain left by the reapers. Working for something is more dignified than charity. Maybe I can persuade some of the homeless people who come to the soup kitchen to dish out the food or help those who find it challenging to eat unaided. | |
| A family gathering! Just what I need for the next scene in my play. | |
| I feel sunstruck by life! Put on some music to celebrate. | |
| Push the 'publish' button! It's good enough. | |
| Take the first idea and run with it. The other one might lead to trouble. | |
| Let's go somewhere different this year. |
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