I like this story, just like the vaccine, we did to be reminded sometimes of little things such as "thinking outside the box":

“It means to think of something that you normally wouldn’t do and leave the box.

and to ask those around us (like the monkey and Mr. Peacock) for tips:

I'm sorry. I’m just trying to think outside the box about what I should paint” Ellie said.

“Well, you could paint yourself.” the monkey suggested.

Steemit community has a wealth of talent to learn from and eases the need to look elsewhere for ideas at times