Believe it or not, this is a photo of the side of an old barn. These are the colors that were present there. I simply ran up the saturation to emphasize those colors; otherwise, you would only see browns and grays with extremely subtle–almost undetectable–blues, reds, and yellows. And look at the design! I would not have noticed the colors or the design if I hadn’t taken the time to pay extraordinarily close attention.
I wonder what I miss in my day-to-day life because I don’t pay close attention. I wonder what I don’t hear or see. I wonder what I misunderstand because I’m not really present.
So often, my preconceived ideas, assumptions, and judgments make it impossible to open to a larger perspective. I can see in only one dimension without that larger perspective. Life is too rich to have such a limited view. I want to experience life in technicolor! This requires that I let go of ego, judgments, and rigidity.
Seriously, what do you see? I want to know because your eyes will help my eyes expand.
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