sunrise thoughts 11 October 2015

What do you think of when you hear the word "perspective". My mind first goes to an artistic and/or photography meaning. 

Whenever I take a pic, whether on a real camera or my smart phone, I am always thinking of the perspective of
the "shot". I always seem to be looking for the best angle and best lighting and best composition and... the list goes on. This morning as I was dipping under the dew-laden limbs of the old shagbark hickory tree AND as I was swaying back & forth behind the pines AND as I was crouched down alongside the remains of the corn stalks in the field AND as I was slow rotating to get a good panorama of my view... it occurred to me:

I don't seem to think twice about working a little extra hard

to find, see & capture the good in my photos.

But, do I put nearly that much effort into

finding, seeing and capturing the good in the people & situations

I encounter each day in my life. 

That thought reminded me, well it challenged me, to be more intention to look for the good. ... to capture the good... in everything and everyone around me. 

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PS. Just a little extra info...

Some synonyms associated with PERSPECTIVE:
angle, aspect, attitude, context, mindset, prospect, viewpoint, headset, landscape, objectivity, overview, panorama, proportion, relation, relativity, scene, vista, broad view, frame of reference, relative importance, size of it, way of looking, point of view

Definitions on PERSPECTIVE per the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: 

1. a. the technique or process of representing on a plane or curved surface the spatial relation of objects as they might appear to the eye; specifically : representation in a drawing or painting of parallel lines as converging in order to give the illusion of depth and distance  b. a picture in perspective
2. a. the interrelation in which a subject or its parts are mentally viewed <places the issues in proper perspective>; also : point of view  b. the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance <trying to maintain my perspective>
3. a. a visible scene; especially : one giving a distinctive impression of distance : vista  b. a mental view or prospect
4. the appearance to the eye of objects in respect to their relative distance and positions

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