Today’s photos turned into a theme of the different perspectives from which we can view our life. I did not realize, as I selected photos, that the spatterdock root was featured two issues ago. Rather than make a time-consuming switch, I am going with the flow.
TODAY’S PHOTOS –
As I was completing a recent walk in Wakodahatchee Wetlands, my eye was drawn to these spatterdock roots spreading out all over.
Meandering roots
Don’t seem to offer much.
What, then, is the pull?
Moved forward a bit on the boardwalk.
Zoomed in
Got really close
Saw a nice bridge
Almost a circle with reflections.
And then on computer monitor
Found it almost confronting
An opening and seemingly
No place to go.
So glad I have a
Third photo to share
(Plus a fourth – not roots –
After the queries.)
Now there are some choices
A few directions and some greens
More appreciable from further back.
SELF-REFLECTING QUERIES –
Now I invite you to look into your life at an area or an issue with which you may seem to be wandering all over the place. Then move in and take a really close look at it, almost as if you have it under a magnifying glass. Now step back from it slightly, giving you a third perspective.
From which of the positions do you get the most understanding and perspectives? Afar? Really close? Or a midway point of view? Does looking through a different lens empower you?
Lastly, I did promise there would be one more photo to complete the day.
Attracted by the wood knot itself, atop a boardwalk railing, it became even more interested when viewed on my computer monitor. As the SRQs were forming in my head, I saw a face, lying down, angled slightly looking at us. She seems to have a wink or a smirk.
She might be saying, “What IS all this pondering about anyway? Are you making issues bigger than they really are? ”
Perhaps you see something entirely different in the wood knot picture. That’s the fun of appreciating and being human? What images do you see?
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I wonder if this issue was specifically ‘for me’? The term ‘meandering’ is an interesting one. Have I been ‘meandering’ around the U.S. since 1985 without a purpose or has my ‘meandering’ been about personal development, self-actualization and ‘coming home’ (to NY) a stronger, healthier and self-reliant woman? I am still in the query and I will uncover my purpose as time passes. Thank you for inspiring my deeper reflections of ‘meandering’.