Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique of pointellism in 1886 as a branch of Impressionism. Using little dots of color instead of brush strokes, the paintings come into focus the further you move away from the canvas.
Today we have art that is much the same; pictures such as those of the Trade Towers made up of individual pictures of the people lost in the wreckage and ruin of that day. There are also 3D pictures with other pictures hidden within. You have to "look without looking"~refocusing your eyes to see the item within it.
What these forms of art show us is that how we 'see' things is a matter of perspective.
Sometimes we are so close to something that we can't see the bigger picture or how what we are going through fits into that bigger picture. We have to take a step back, get some distance to be able to see beyond our own nose and our own point of view. In essense, to see the forrest instead of just a few trees.
Many topics circulating around social media deal with subjects that people only see one small part of, usually their own, instead of the larger scope of how their thoughts, words and actions affect the bigger picture.
When you are standing at the bottom of a mountain, if that's your thing, your point of view is very limited; you've got a wall of stone in front of you and it seems endless from side to side. But as you move further up the mountain, your view begins to broaden and the word becomes bigger. Trees begin to thin out, you see above tree tops and eventually, you pass all of the tree line. And while you climb, you may stumble over items in your path, but if you just keep going, the path takes you to the top and then you have an amazing vantage point and a much larger perspective.
And now that you've given your subject some space, chances are that all the obstacles that you've had to overcome will also seem very small in contrast as you look back compared to the magnitude of your new view. You just might find that the further you can move away from it, the clearer the picture comes, the more beautiful it is and the more perfect it becomes because you can no longer see the flaws. You aren't right on top of it nit-picking every dot and stroke.
Your life is a work of art created by your own unique self. You hold the brush and you place the dots on the canvas. Show it off. Marvel in it. Create your story any way you want it. And most importantly, tell others to keep their grubby little hands off of it. After all, it's a priceless work of art.
So my common sense suggestion for the day is...when you are feeling closed in and facing an obstacle that you are just too close to; take a step back, breath and give yourself and 'it' some space. Try to look at the issue from another stance and try to see the bigger picture. It might take time for it to come info focus, but more likely than not, you will see the bigger picture when you just relax and let yourself 'see' it.
P.S. the 3D image below, you know, the one that you are making yourself crazy trying to see. It's a rabbit. Relax. Pretend someone is droning on to you about something you can't stand but have to listen to...like a business meeting topic or something your mother is saying to you and relax. If that still doesn't work, climb a mountain and try it again.
Today we have art that is much the same; pictures such as those of the Trade Towers made up of individual pictures of the people lost in the wreckage and ruin of that day. There are also 3D pictures with other pictures hidden within. You have to "look without looking"~refocusing your eyes to see the item within it.
What these forms of art show us is that how we 'see' things is a matter of perspective.
Sometimes we are so close to something that we can't see the bigger picture or how what we are going through fits into that bigger picture. We have to take a step back, get some distance to be able to see beyond our own nose and our own point of view. In essense, to see the forrest instead of just a few trees.
Many topics circulating around social media deal with subjects that people only see one small part of, usually their own, instead of the larger scope of how their thoughts, words and actions affect the bigger picture.
When you are standing at the bottom of a mountain, if that's your thing, your point of view is very limited; you've got a wall of stone in front of you and it seems endless from side to side. But as you move further up the mountain, your view begins to broaden and the word becomes bigger. Trees begin to thin out, you see above tree tops and eventually, you pass all of the tree line. And while you climb, you may stumble over items in your path, but if you just keep going, the path takes you to the top and then you have an amazing vantage point and a much larger perspective.
And now that you've given your subject some space, chances are that all the obstacles that you've had to overcome will also seem very small in contrast as you look back compared to the magnitude of your new view. You just might find that the further you can move away from it, the clearer the picture comes, the more beautiful it is and the more perfect it becomes because you can no longer see the flaws. You aren't right on top of it nit-picking every dot and stroke.
Your life is a work of art created by your own unique self. You hold the brush and you place the dots on the canvas. Show it off. Marvel in it. Create your story any way you want it. And most importantly, tell others to keep their grubby little hands off of it. After all, it's a priceless work of art.
So my common sense suggestion for the day is...when you are feeling closed in and facing an obstacle that you are just too close to; take a step back, breath and give yourself and 'it' some space. Try to look at the issue from another stance and try to see the bigger picture. It might take time for it to come info focus, but more likely than not, you will see the bigger picture when you just relax and let yourself 'see' it.
P.S. the 3D image below, you know, the one that you are making yourself crazy trying to see. It's a rabbit. Relax. Pretend someone is droning on to you about something you can't stand but have to listen to...like a business meeting topic or something your mother is saying to you and relax. If that still doesn't work, climb a mountain and try it again.