The originals, the things that last and stand the test of time, those are inspired thoughts directly from the Creator.
When I was a kid I tried to figure out why there were all ages of people in the world from newborn babies to really, old people who were like my age now. In my all-knowing five-year old wisdom I supposed that people grew up or older and then they grew down or younger and just repeated the cycle.
My favorite saying thing to tell people was, “When I grow down, I’m going to…” do whatever was on my mind at the time.
The universe, a unique creation by the original God. Supernova remnant, ic443 infrared, NASA, public domain.jpg
Original? My children tell me that “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” has a similar story line.
As a writer for years I’ve tried to copyright my stories and ideas so someone else won’t steal them. Really, though, are there any “original” ideas?
There was a time when earth did not exist. It was “a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness.”1 You and I didn’t exist. Our cat and dog didn’t exist. There wasn’t a blade of grass.
There was nothing. Nada. Zip. Fade to black.
Then something happened. Science says one thing. Evolution another. Big Bang Theory another. Creationists another. But most everyone agrees something major had to begin the process.
Just so you know, I do choose to believe it was God who started the whole ball rolling. I was re-reading the story and I noticed a word I hadn’t seen before. “And the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.”2
Rewind. God was hovering? I envision the God of the Universe in a hovercraft speeding over the ocean. But God wasn’t in a hovercraft. He was the original hovercraft.
What happens when something hovers? It means, among other things, to be suspended, brood over, dance, drift, flicker, flit, flitter, flutter, fly, hang about, linger, wait.3 Notice how every synonym has action involved?
Think of the energy it takes to keep something aloft on a cushion of air. God was that energy. Because of that energy, he was able to utter the next sentence: “Let there be light.” Then, guess what? “There was light.”4
Total darkness. Then total light. What wasn’t before, now was. What wasn’t even thought about before, now existed.
The original God was the source for the light, for the creation of everything. He thought of it all, even the thought you are thinking right now. Yep, he’s the omega and the alpha. The end and the beginning. The last and the first.
There are no original thoughts. Sure there are some unique ways of saying certain things, looking a situations, thinking of ways to get a theme or point across. I even believe there are stories that are “inspired” from a darker realm.
The originals, the things that last and stand the test of time, those are inspired thoughts directly from the Creator.
He breathed his Spirit, his energy into us and caused us to be. He is the source. So if you want to talk about invigoration of original thought, hands down, folks.
God’s got it.
1 Genesis 1:2, English Standard Version
2 Genesis 1:2, New International Version
3 http://thesaurus.com/browse/hover
4 Genesis 1:3, New International Version
Quote and Writing Prompt from #Trust30
“The arts and inventions of each period are only its costume, and do not invigorate men.” Think of the last time that you thought, said, or did something that was original. What inspired or invigorated this? (Author: Michael Brajkovich)
I enjoy the way you breathe your spark into your writing. Your passion is unmistakable!
Rich
Thanks, Rich. I feel that am still finding my voice. Sometimes it speaks loud amd clear. But other times it has absolutely nothing to say! Thats when doing the work gets real tough!
I enjoy reading what you write because you always have something fresh and new to say about something we all usually take for granted. åre you starting your book this way?
“I don’t know about tomorrow. I can’t seem to understand. But I know who holds the future and I know who holds my hand.”
I just know I’m a writer and I need to write. Even if just one person reads it. I need to write. It is like a place that burns inside me if I don’t. Russ turned me on to a book by Steven Pressfield called Do the Work. It’s an awesome book, short, easy to read and gets right down to the basics. If you have a goal or dream, you need to work on it every day.
For me, seeing it in print somewhere is important. I like people to read what I write but in the final analysis, it is just important that I write. Then Russ told me about the 30 day writing prompt from #Trust30 and so I did that. They still have prompts from time to time and I use them as a springboard for stories.
I had a lot of stories on my other blog and I’m in the process of categorizing them and putting them on here. In addition, I’ve been taking some and reposting if they say what I want for the day.
Then there are the wealth of stories from GNJ and Family. I don’t even have a lot of them in the computer still. I used to but I don’t know where they went. That is something I’m going to get to, reposting them maybe even on a different blog. I would like to do a Life Stories blog where I post an article about a person every week. But this is the first step and from here we will see. I probably have enough for a book now. But God is the Director in this Symphony. For now it is important for me to be consistent and Do the Work!
Sorry I couldn’t talk last night. It was kinda crazy around here and at the time I was rocking a baby to sleep.
Let’s do lunch sometime and catch up on what’s happening.