An illustrated journey of breaking through the *stuff* and making something

This is a story about how ideas come into our busy minds, plant themselves, and become a guiding light for us to focus on.

1. There is a light above. A small opening through which *stuff* is pouring down on you. All of it pouring down, distracting and confusing, and unclear. You look up towards the light coming through from above, but the debris and clutter fall around you and into your eyes. How do you get out?

2. Somehow, you’ve been able to capture some of the *stuff* falling down around you. The floor beneath you grows more solid and starts to rise. Something is taking shape. It is germinating, a seed planted, and you find other *stuff* to nourish that seed.

3. Then an amazing thing happens. You break through the *stuff*! It is tempting to look around, take in the light, and relax. However, this is a critical moment in breaking through towards the goal. Distraction might drop you back down into the indiscriminate noise. You double down and focus.