Shower Epiphany

It happened twice before I clued in that something strange was going on. I would be standing in the shower - first thing in the morning - and would get this "great idea." It would come to me as I was shampooing my hair; the lightbulb would just turn on. Desperate to catch my great idea before the moment passed, I would jump out of the shower, barely dry myself off, and race for the bedside table where I always hide a pen and paper. Scribbling madly, I would try to write down the idea before it passed through my mind.

It was this weekend - the third time I had an epiphany in the shower - when I realized what was actually happening. The fact that I had two, and now THREE, moments of brilliance in the last few weeks, and all of them were in the shower was quite interesting. As I toweled off, I started thinking about my new, shower epiphany phenomenon.

I realized that over the course of my entire life, I have ALWAYS had my best ideas come to me in the shower. Sometimes, I wouldn't write down the idea until much later in the day. But, the actual idea itself entered my mind first thing while I woke up under a spray of warm water, and hid in my brain until I decided to pull it out, hours later. I began to wonder what it was about the shower that promoted deep thought...

The only thing that I can come up with is that it is a private, quiet place where an individual can be completely alone with their thoughts. No one can bother you, ringing phones can't be heard, and of course, a person can't be doing homework when they are taking a shower. My conclusion is that I plan to spend more time in the shower, alone with my thoughts. Who knows what I will come up with next?