Certain visual stimuli are indeed a motivating force as well as a reminder to set us in action. I often think children are more inspired by the emptiness of the cookie jar. They’re either busy doing the emptying, or reminding us of how empty it has become.
We have categories of cookie recipes that have come from a variety of sources that combine to make a most impressive collection. Yet the recipes themselves don’t offer the inspiration to do some baking. Seeing the row of collectible cookie jars is often the nudge we need to pull out our collection of recipes and put them to use.