A Question of Perspective

One of the gifts of Intentional Creativity® is to bring mindfulness and curiosity about what we experience in front of our canvas or paper into our lives.  Inquiry without forcing an answer is a big part of this method.  The goals are to practice becoming more comfortable with the mystery of not knowing and to stay open to answers we didn't know.  The processes used serve to unlock the inner wisdom and access the collective consciousness.

I was recently playing with shapes, drips, and colors on my canvas.   When I turned the canvas upside down what were originally feathers became trees.  Of course, it led me to think about perspective and how it influences our lives and it made me question the perspectives I hold dear in many areas of my life.  

So, looking at the picture above, what are those shapes?  Feathers, or trees, or ...?  Well they are both and more!  Maybe you would see feathers upside down and upside up or trees upside down and upside up.  Maybe you would see something else completely different.  What's the right perspective?  Is there a wrong one?  Can we live in harmony in a world where all the perspectives are allowed?

I invite you to take some time this week to inquire and journal about your own perspectives on life, people, the world and the universe.  Next week, I will reflect on how to deal with conflicts created by two people looking at the exact same situation but seeing absolutely two different things. How would you deal with this?    

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