A friend recently sent me an article about a 2,000 year old date palm seed that scientists were able to germinate in Israel. I found myself very inspired by this story. It made me think about the dormant seeds that have been hidden inside us, the ideas for stories and poems and songs and creative actions we thought about when we were younger. It made me want to try to dig up some of those old seeds, see whether they will sprout, whether they will bear fruit.