Considering Sight

I don’t consider myself stupid. That makes it easier to admit that I do stupid things every so often. So, feel free to sit back and enjoy this one but remember, “Be Kind.”

Not long ago, I worked through my morning routines. On this day, I was looking at a television screen rather than a laptop for my daily inspirational video. Finishing one cup of coffee, I got up and traveled to the kitchen for another.

Coming back, something was odd – wrong even. I felt calm, but my mind was taking me to very scary places at the same time. When looking at the screen, my left eye wasn’t cooperating very well. Was this leftover blurriness just the cloudiness of waking eyes or was something more sinister at play?

Maps & Territories

You may be familiar with the following axiom:

Your Map is Not the Territory

These few words let us know that our frame of reference is unique to us.  We are encouraged to consider that others have a much different perspective based on their own situations, experiences, and cultures.  We are reminded that the bubble in which we find ourselves (or place ourselves) reflects our individual experience which is not universally shared.

But we forget.

Instead, we surround ourselves with like-minded people.  Our friendships, social-media cliques, news outlets, and even our churches become comfortable and secure with those who reinforce our ideas - just the way we like it.

Like Riding a Bike

When was the last time you rode a bike? Nobody is asking you to take a little adventure today.  But even if this was the goal, you would not fear because years ago, you mastered this challenge. Sure, the handle bars might shake a little and you might not travel in a ruler-precise straight line for the first few seconds but you’ll quickly remember and begin riding as well as you did the last time you tried.

This is good news!  On to bigger and better things, then.