It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Enjoy My New Page: Quotes for the Tough Times
Today’s Reflection: What Do You See?
You have a choice everyday… You can choose every morning whether you will be depressed and miserable, or whether you will be happy. ~ Norman Vincent Peale
Today’s Reflection: Change Your View, Change Your Life
Where you stand determines what you see and what you do not see; it determines also the angle you see it from; a change in where you stand changes everything. ~ Steve de Shazer
Vinnie’s World Returns on Monday
Loveable 8 year old Vinnie sees the world much different from him parents viewpoint.
Vinnie Returns on Monday, November 26th.
Quote on Differing Viewpoints by Spinoza
No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
Baruch Spinoza
A New Fiction Story Begins in 8 Days
The World Through Vinnie’s Eyes – Follow 8 year old Vinnie through one day of his life. His world is different from his parents’ world. The Story Begins in 8 Days
Something to Think About
One common mistake is to think that one reality is the reality. You must always be prepared to leave one reality for a greater one.
Mother Meera
I spent much of my professional life as qualitative researcher. My students and collected stories and tried to make sense out of the collective stories to assist those we worked with to recognize the legitmacy of a different reality.
I’ve fallen many times into the trap of believing my way of seeing was the only way of seeing. Seldom did this kind of thinking produce any benificial results for me or anyone else.
Growth for me occurred when I recognized each of us has a limited view of reality. We need each other to piece our views of reality together to create a beautiful mosaic of differing perspectives.
Have you experienced an aha moment when you understood your view of reality was microcosmic?
Was it humbling? Did it inspire you to learn more about other viewpoints?