stuck

Whenever I am 'stuck', i  think of a (half remembered quote from) zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance.  If 'stuck' is when nothing comes to mind, well this is really quite Zen .  Its what monks and meditators practice and many people find incredibly hard.  In fact, if you ever find yourself 'stuck' and nothing is coming to you, just see how long you can manage to keep that empty space going.  I garner.  you will find that it is very hard to be 'stuck' for long.  Thinking of nothing is pretty difficult.  Try as hard as you might but very soon, an idea will pop into your head.  The more 'stuck' you are, the better, I say.  If you are 'stuck' you are up against your boundaries and about to think of something new.

I guess that sometimes being 'stuck' can be where other annoying and not important things that are whirring around, taking up space, or perhaps the same old idea keeps coming back again and again and again?

Perhaps that is why meditation is a useful tool to learn.  Or doing something totally different for a while.  Going for a walk? a bit of soup making? a nice relaxing hot bath?  

If you can truly manage to empty your head........then there is wide open space for that new idea to just pop up and surprise you.