It’d be easier to think outside the box
if we didn’t live inside the box
At the very least, we could
stick our heads out the window
What, there isn’t a window?
Well, then, we’ll make one
What, there’s nothing to make one with?
Well, flying monkeys, couldn’t we just–
Oh, never mind
hand me one of those square pillows, will you?
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You are right we are all trapped inside the box but the sad thing is that we have somehow peacefully settled in there… without a window!
Sometimes it’s better to be in the box, especially when what’s going on outside of it is chaos.
Comes down to semantics. If thinking outside the box means taking foolish risks, then I agree, but if it means finding new ways to express ideas or solve problems, I’m all for it.
This was a good post. For me, it was about creativity. If we are creative, there are obstacles that come at us… we can either become fearful and stay in the box OR those obstacles can make us MORE creative, because to get out of the box… as you SAY, we need to THINK outside of the box. Good thought for Sunday!
Yes! That’s what Shakespeare’s words in my post “Creativity” are all about, using obstacles or limits (in Shakespeare’s case “the poet’s” limits of meter and verse length) to stimulate even greater creativity! https://mitchteemley.com/2017/07/06/creativity/
Very good. Liked this quote: “Creativity takes courage.” ~Henri Matisse That means we have to NOT be afraid to THINK outside of the box and persevere even if people don’t get what we want to accomplish.
I’ve begun to just ignore the phrase about thinking outside the box. When I realize the creativity God Himself placed in me to solve problems, be artistic, be a leader, and the rest, I come to believe that He never intended there to be a box in the first place. Now my credo is just, “Think.” There will always be challenges, but the freedom I have with no box helps me use the voice God put in my soul. it’s the voice God enjoys hearing so much.
Good policy, Paula!
Great post and great picture.
Suggestion: Should the last line be “you have to [live] outside the box” to create parallel structure with the opening?
It’s meant to be paradoxical, to wit, “you have to do it to do it.”