Tag Archives: worldview
What we Canadians have to be proud of
Perspective comes & worldviews get enhanced when we bump up against ‘other.’ Finding similarities in ‘other’ makes us feel at home but it’s a risky business if we never venture out past our own doorstep. Here for your viewing pleasure … Continue reading
Another view of discovery – Columbus’ view reworked
Perspective is powerful, potent thing. It can illuminate & enlighten. It can also dampen & darken. Ownership, culture, discovery, holidays – they’re all imbued with perspective, with a particular worldview. What’s yours?
What lumps & bumps are under your pillow? Their source may surprise you
This video made me laugh out loud. (Take a minute to watch it & then report back.) What are the lumps & bumps under your pillow? aka what are the things that are flying slightly under your radar? Here’s the … Continue reading
“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
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
Posted in All Life Lenses, Destination Life Lenses
Tagged cross-cultural, destination lens, diff, diversity, perspective, similari, social change, worldview
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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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People who say they sleep like a baby don’t have one
I passed this sign driving out to visit my brother & nephew the other day. I laughed so hard, I turned around, drove back & took a picture. Perspective – it’s a tricky thing. We think our worldview is shared … Continue reading
Back to the future – what would your former self have to say about your current self
Irina Werning, a brilliant Buenos Aires photographer was inspired to ‘re-enact’ old photos of people. She asked friends and family to turn back time & have themselves photographed as they were in old pictures. The ongoing project is called “Back … Continue reading
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Tagged back to the future, irina werning, perspective, worldview
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A ludicrously easy, perspective changing way to better tie your shoes
How long have you been tying your shoes? Me – I remember knocking on a neighbours door and then realizing my shoelace was untied. For the first time I tied my shoes all on my own. I was so excited … Continue reading
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Tagged global perspective, learning perspective, perspective, ted, worldview
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