"There are no original ideas.
There are only original people."
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Remove a few favorite old books from the shelf and notice highlighted areas. The underlined words may resonate with us as we have merged them into our thoughts and statements. We began our theories while reading printed material, but how often do we unknowingly borrow information and infuse it with our own? Adopting another's original work and presenting it as our own is plagiarism.
There are discussions on whether or not there is any original thought. Perhaps it takes a creative person to re-frame what is already known. Maybe we hear things differently from various sources. Our interpretation may tweak the original statement making it fresh and new.
Circumstances play into perception as do emotions. If we are in an uncomfortable situation with fear running up our spine, we may perceive things through these filters. If we are relaxed and filled with love, we hear information through those filters, infusing the meaning. The words we speak today, may take on different meanings tomorrow. The emphasis then is using words accented by our authentic feelings and insights. When we allow words to process through us we discover new angles. Listen, digest, and speak truth as you know it.
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