Do you ever feel adrift, untethered, as if the very gravity that holds you to the familiar has somehow let go? Of course the experience is terrifying, but the view from that dangerous place can be amazing, giving you a whole new perspective on your world.
What familiar thing might you let go of in order to gain a different view of your life?
Do you ever feel adrift, untethered, as if the very gravity that holds you to the familiar has somehow let go? Of course the experience is terrifying, but the view from that dangerous place can be amazing, giving you a whole new perspective on your world.
What familiar thing might you let go of in order to gain a different view of your life?
Is this a picture of stillness and peace, or a picture of headlong motion? What does a fisherman see looking at this river? A kayaker? A fish? You’ve probably heard the saying that you can’t step twice in the same river. But really, no two of us sees the same river, even at precisely the same moment.
How might you see things from another’s perspective today?
When you were a child, did you ever lose a ball over the fence, a Frisbee onto the roof or a kite into a tree? It’s hard not to panic when something you care about suddenly slips out of sight. Sometimes we managed to get those beloved playthings back, and sometimes we didn’t. But not too infrequently, when you went looking for the item that escaped, you would find something else entirely, something you thought was gone forever, or that you had completely forgotten about.
What have you found when you were looking for something else?
In this time of intense political fervor, when stakes are high and opinions strong, it’s all too easy to become entrenched in our own particular viewpoint, and to dismiss anyone whose world view is different as an idiot. Sometimes our mental and spiritual health requires that we take a step back and try to look at the world from a broader angle, to walk out of the trees and gaze at the horizon.
Where do you go to gain a broader perspective on life?
