Hi James
I was raised to believe that we are infinite beings with infinite intellegence and abilities, and what limits us is our ego's and the illusion that we are all seperate physical beings.
I have not stayed with that religion yet I have kept many of its beliefs.
My mom maintained that all the knowledge of the universe is out there and available to us if we could just get out of our own way and let it come to us. Something I was never very sucessful at doing.
However there was a time in my life when I was fully immersed in my craft and my mind never stopped flowing with ideas, I would lay awake at night for hours with all kinds of ideas for abstract design, construction techniques, material combinations, color schemes, new products etc, etc.
Now I work 40-60 hrs a week in a production facility keeping the equipment in repair. Some of the machinery can be a real challenge to get to work properly and consistently, most my creative effort goes into figuring out their intricacies.
Take care, Mark