Category Archives: Head Life Lenses
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
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
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Intuition’s gift and downfall
‘The inner voice is at once our greatest danger and an indispensable help.’ Carl Jung (1875-1961), Swiss psychiatrist Heart Life Lenses™ heed the call of their inner voice, their intuition – they listen to it loud and proud. It’s an … Continue reading
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What’s odd about these oddfellows?
I picked up this postcard from the same-named restaurant when I was out with some good pals in Seattle. Do you think these fellows are odd? How do you think they’d view you? It’s all a matter of perspective. What’s … Continue reading
See ME! Relate to ME! A guide for managing change
My son & I bought some new soccer equipment for him the other day. Afterwards he was ogling his new purchases, including the box that the soccer shoes came in (see said box above). If you take a closer look, … Continue reading
Are you my drummer or am I your singer? Seth Godin on the Stones
I was caught by this post by Seth Godin. Are you my drummer or am I your singer? It’s all in the perspective. Notice how the perspective dramatically shifts…. Keith Richards tells a great story about Charlie Watts, legendary drummer … Continue reading
What frames your view? A Life Lenses™ take on provocative video
Is the video below funny, creative, rule breaking and subversive or a waste of time, waste of energy and sadly pathetic? Depends on your view. Depends on how you frame things. A Carrot Life Lens™ appreciates the attention to detail. … Continue reading
Oh, that I could shrink the surface of the world (for some perspective)…
Wang Chien (AD 756–835) eloquently wrote the above when he heard his friend was coming back from the war. It came my way recently from a dear friend (thanks Michelle for your muse). It got me thinking about what creates distance … Continue reading
Complexity made simple – that’s what a good assessment does
(Me: in official, officious tone…) Today I’m going to teach you about reverse laminar flow. (You: in confused, bewildered tone…) Say what? Complexity made simple. If they’re any good that’s what assessments do. Take complicated, complex human beings and complicated, … Continue reading
How do you decide whether to follow someone on Twitter?
I was listening to a podcast called ‘Self-Care, Mindfulness and Social Media’ the other day with Jen Louden, Marianne Elliott, Bridget Pilloud and Tara Sophia Mohr. Not sure which of these fabulous women was speaking at the time (I always … Continue reading