Have you ever heard someone say, “I don’t know where the idea came from. It’s like it popped out of thin air!” or something similar to that phrase?
I think we’ve all experienced something like this or at least something very similar.
Just the other day I had two amazing ideas come to mind, completely out of the blue! The next day I thought to myself, wow, those are really great ideas. What was I doing when I thought of them and is it possible for me to replicate this scenario?
After a few minutes of retracing my thoughts and actions from the previous day, I figured out how these amazing ideas just showed up at my door.
The first idea came to me as soon as I woke up from a restful sleep. My alarm went off, I woke from my sleep and this idea suddenly appeared. Then I remembered that the night before I had an amazing meditating session and I went to bed with a clean slate, submersed totally in the present only to awake with a lucrative idea!
Thomas Edison has been quoted as saying, “Ideas come from space. It’s hard to believe but it’s true. Ideas come from out of space.”
Edison (one of the most famous inventors of all time) was fond of taking naps and when he’d awake, a flood of ideas, thoughts and innovations would flow to him.
My second idea came to me during a deep meditation. My mind was clear and I was focused on my breathing when all of a sudden another amazing business idea presented itself.
Coincidence? I think not…
You see, without meditation or dream-like states our minds continue to be cluttered and choke full excess (and often irrelevant) thoughts and information. How are you expected to come up with that million dollar idea when you’re already thinking ahead to what time you have to pick the kids up at, what should we have for dinner, is that black dress that I want to wear to the party clean, and what about my meeting tomorrow that I need to prep for?
Meditation helps to bring your thoughts back down to earth, to the present moment in time. It helps to clear the clutter and in the long run it actually helps to reduce the clutter and learn how to control it. In a way, meditating makes space for those ideas to come to you. You’re also more connected with your subconscious and higher self when you meditate and you’d be amazed at how smart those parts of you actually are!
So next time you’re trying to come up with that break through idea or you’re stuck in a slump and not sure what your next move should be, take 5-10 minutes to yourself and unwind. Focus on your breathing and clear the clutter from your mind to make way for those new ideas! You’ll truly experience amazing meditation benefits 
