Is There Really Nothing New Under the Sun?
Here is a funny phenomenon. I write a blog post on a topic that just came to me, seemingly out of nowhere. And then within the next week or so I might see one, three, or more bloggers write on The Very Same Topic! I certainly don’t think that *I* am a thought leader and that bloggers with tens or hundreds of thousands readers are looking to ME for inspiration, so – how does that happen? I would imagine for all the blogs I see posted AFTER mine, on a similar topic, there are probably just as many posted BEFORE mine, that I never saw.
So how does that happen?? Did we ALL see one common idea SOMEWHERE, like on the news, a movie, billboard, website, book or magazine, and it inspired us all subconsciously? Or is it like when women who live in close proximity to one another get their periods at the same time?
They (#whoisTHEY) say that if you put a monkey in front of a typewriter, eventually she would write one of Shakespeare’s plays (yes, yes, this is just about probabilities, not actualities), but is it the same for bloggers? Eventually, will we all just write the same things about the same things? I might be worried about that, and the future of blogging, if it weren’t for the word “eventually.” Eventually is a LONG time. It’s an infinite period of time. As long as people keep writing original thought, I think we’re safe.
The same goes for style. In every medium – art, decor, fashion, etc. Yes, styles repeat, but hopefully with a new twist or color or fabric or SOMETHING. Designers and fashionistas are not necessarily COPYING the work and looks of others, but they can be INSPIRED by part or an overall look.
I think we’re inspired by everything. Fashion, art, nature, poetry, thoughts, colors, sound – everything. All the same inspiration is available to all of us. It’s just what we take from it and make of it.
What are you inspired by? Do you think there are new ideas, or just revisions of old ones? Discuss!
Totally random photos by me.
Sarah
Super great photos. This happens to my husband a lot…synchronicity. It’s definitely a weird phenomenon but I like to think it’s due to our unseen connectedness. So I sort of love it.
bettyewp
Ooh, “our unseen connections.” I sort of love that, too!
jodie filogomo
See? This is what I mean about your photos. Just stunning. And I don’t say that to say that. You obviously have a gift. The way you see light and angles. I just don’t see it that way, but I SO appreciate it when I see it.
The subject at hand? Sure there is new things under the sun…..just look at technology, etc. Yet people are people we always say. So we struggle with the same emotions and concerns no matter what year, no matter what era. That’s my thought at least!!
Have a fabulous weekend (and that means take a break from unpacking and go take some more fabulous photos)
XOXO
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
bettyewp
Yeah, there is certainly new technology all the time.
I wish there was a little break waiting for me this weekend, but…next Saturday is our big dinner gala fundraiser for work. I’ll be there from 10am (and it’s an hour away) til close to midnight…so I need to try to get some EXTRA stuff done this weekend and week to make up for the time I’ll be losing NEXT weekend (and I’m usually crippled the day after these events). I’ll try to do something nice maybe Sunday afternoon if I get enough stuff done tomorrow. I’m just looking forward to NEXT Sunday. And vacation is 3 weeks after THAT. Just hanging on for that….
Ashley Cramp
Your random photos are beautiful.
I don’t think there is much originality around, just different ways of expressing the same thoughts according to our life experiences
Great read Bettye
bettyewp
Thanks, Ashley.
Chris
I really enjoy your photography, random and otherwise. There is something serene, comforting, and nostalgic about these particular ones. It was like a little mind refresher to absorb the feeling of those images. Thanks!
bettyewp
Comforting, I like that. Thank you.
Mireille
Great photos! I thought they were all professional pics so wow! You are awesome!
http://www.chezmireillefashiontravelmom.com
bettyewp
Oh goodness, you’re too kind 🙂 I just like shooting pretty little things I notice…and sometimes ugly things 🙂
Daenel T.
Such lovely photos…
I love the seeming “randomness” of life and then the synchronicity. It makes life so much fun.