Tag Archives: perspective
“This is the city and I am one of the citizens …” (Walt Whitman)
“This is the city and I am one of the citizens, whatever interests the rest interests me.” This is a line from Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself. It caught my attention for the worldview it includes. If only we were … Continue reading
“In the grand scheme of things we’re all pretty much blind & deaf”
This image pretty much says it all. We can’t take it all in. Not even close. Our screen, our radar, is highly selective. Beyond what we can see, we see what we want to see. Likewise beyond what we can … Continue reading
Finding new in the old – All Night Long (All Night)
From my perspective there’s nothing so relaxing as hitting the dance floor to dance the stress away, which is what I found myself doing a while back in a club in Nairobi. Truth be told I wasn’t having a fabulous … Continue reading
Laying it bare – monthly round up of December Life Lenses™ blog posts
We’re laying it bare. Stripping it down. Peeling back perspective. In this monthly round up you’ll find the Life Lenses™ blog posts laid bare for the month of December. Get bare, dive in deep and take a full look around … Continue reading
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Tagged cross-cultural, destination lens, diff, diversity, perspective, similari, social change, worldview
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Respecting your natural ability and your never, never, evers.
The reason I designed Life Lenses™ was to expand perspective, to ‘see’ differently, to enlarge narrow, constricting views, to enhance worldviews. This doesn’t mean there aren’t boundaries though. Boundaries of self. Your self. Being so flexible that you’re a piece … Continue reading
‘Tis the season to look up
Humour is magic. It crosses chasms. It unites. It opens the door to learning. Improv Everywhere, the infamous & surreptitious improv group from New York, has this down. In the clip below they use humour to change our perspective. ‘Tis … Continue reading
Social Change for Christmas? How about an ad aimed at reducing terrorism.
Need a reason to celebrate this time of year? Want an extremely creative example of effecting social change? In a coming together of advertising & social responsibility, a Colombian ad agency won the grand prize at a prestigious London ad … Continue reading
When ‘other’ seems odd & you’re searching for similarities
When differences loom large… When ‘other’ seems odd… When someone else’s perspective has you flummoxed… When you’re searching for similarities… When you’re seeking solace in same… Adjust your perspective & know we all inhabit the same planet, as the following … Continue reading
The culprit in plain view – imagine a world where we couldn't hide who we are.
Sometimes conflict or misunderstanding happens because we pretend to be something we're not, we posture, we hide how we feel or what we think. And then there are times when it's obvious who and what we are. Ain't no messing … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict, dog, humour, perspective
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Talking snakes tell us loads about perspective & our worldview
I love this Speedbump comic because it so elegantly points out how one person's perspective can seem 'normal, natural and right' and yet that very same perspective can seem 'abnormal, unnatural and wrong' to someone else. Like religion. Like politics. … Continue reading
Posted in Carrot Life Lenses, Head Life Lenses, Heart Life Lenses, Mountain Life Lenses
Tagged adam and eve, carrot lens, head life lens, heart lens, intuition, mountain lens, perspective, politics, religion, worldview
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