What has been will be again,

what has been done will be done again;

there is nothing new under the sun.

~ Ecclesiastes 1:9

Recently at work, a project required some brainstorming and we all agreed at the outset that we didn’t want to “reinvent the wheel”. It strikes me now that that is a somewhat arrogant statement. It assumes that reinventing the wheel is even possible. I understand the meaning behind it of course. We don’t want to come up with a whole new way to do things when a perfectly good way has already proven itself the most effective. I like this concept. It suits my “lazy perfectionist” style well. I want to do something the best, but I want to be done with it quickly because then I may have time for a nap. Not reinventing the wheel sounds brilliant at a work meeting.

But what of my creative side? My passionate side? My artistic side? What of the girl who wants to find the elusive “perfect gift” and not settle for a store card? How do I answer the call in my heart to seek better, different… More. What do I write about when there is so much that needs to come out? I want to write something unique and beautiful and significant but there is nothing, nothing, nothing new under the sun. The wheel has been invented.

I reinvent nothing. And yet I’m here.