A New Perspective

It's really true that reality = truth + perception. I see it every day. While it may be true that one of our patients has received all the correct treatments, tests, and medications, when a concerned family member notices that the linens haven't been changed, the trash hasn't been emptied, or the food is cold, the perception of the quality of care is impacted. Their reality changes.

All of life is like this. I once heard that reality is 10% what happens, and 90% how I respond to it. That means I have a lot of control over my reality, even when I don't have much control over what happens. It's all in my outlook or my attitude.

To prove this to myself I set out on a walk with my camera in hand, determined to see something in a new or different way. I took the same route I usually take; I wore the same shoes I always wear; and plugged my iPhone in like I always do. By all accounts it was the same walk I've taken hundreds of times before.

But this time I chose to look at things differently. I looked for things that I hadn't seen before. I looked up, and I looked down. I looked at details and I looked at the big picture. And I was pretty amazed at what I found. What new or different things can you discover in your every day?

Noticing light

Looking ahead

Looking up

Looking down

Looking carefully

Listening

Noticing - Can you see me?

Appreciating the ordinary.