Why Ideas Are Not Like Easter Eggs...

On this Easter Monday morning, I woke up thinking about the difference between ideas and Easter eggs. Although both can be surprising, delicious and beautiful, I think they have a few contrasting qualities:

• a steady diet of ideas won't make you ill
• you don't have to hunt for ideas; if you sit quietly, they will sometimes come to you
• ideas don't only appear on a special occasion; they are available all year long 
• although there is sometimes a "best before" date on ideas, they generally have a long shelf life
• you can hatch an idea into something that will grow beyond your wildest dreams

One characteristic that ideas and Easter eggs do have in common is that they are better when collected and shared. Happy Easter, everyone!