Stupid Ideas Can Be Good so Follow Your Dreams!

Although we’re familiar with the expression “there are no dumb ideas,” let’s face it. There are extremely stupid ideas, some of which lead to death. Most of those start with somebody saying “Come on! It’ll be fun!” And then they end up in the newspaper and people share their ideas on social media and give them “Darwin Awards.” Still, I like the idea that even the dumbest of stupid ideas can lead to something good.

Often, they simply lead us to a better version of the original, which eventually leads to something wonderful. Sometimes, these ideas become profitable.

Tucker’s really hard on himself when an idea doesn’t pan out the way he’d hoped and we work really hard with him to explain that each great inventor, including his grandfather, failed many more times than they succeeded. I hope he’ll continue to try and invent things. Come up with new ideas, no matter how stupid they end up being after the first few tries.

Why am I talking about dumb and stupid ideas? Because stupid ideas can be good so follow your dreams! It’s Finish the Sentence Friday time, and because it’s the fifth week of November, tonight’s prompt is simply to share anything previously written. I had a hard time finding posts I like that my FTSF co-host Kenya hasn’t read, but she reminded me she probably hadn’t read some of the music ones I used to do with Jen.

I sorta kinda cheated on a lot of those mixed tape posts, and didn’t actually share any music, but I enjoyed writing (and drawing!) them. My throw-back post tonight is one of those. It’s a story, as I imagine it went about “When a friend’s pain leads to the best idea of your life.”

I’d forgotten about it completely but it made me smile tonight. I hope it does the same for you.

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This has been a Finish the Sentence Friday post, where tonight, we share anything previously written. My fabulous co-host Kenya Johnson of Sporadically Yours came up with the idea, and I’m so grateful for it. Each day of homework is a day of tears and so having an “easy” one tonight was a great break. I hope you’ll join us!