There is something about small changes in perspective that fill me with a sense of hope I don't think I'll ever be able to adequately find the words to express.
I know that I loose perspective often, that I like to see the world as black and white and I tend to take things pretty literally so when I have breaks in the routine, they tend to lead to me seeing things differently. A most welcomed difference.
Granted the change in perspective is usually brief and the immediate effects don't last very long but the insight gained in the small transistion back to reality is huge and usally leads to longer lasting change in the end.
These small changes in perspective are usually brought by any break in the usual. This Summer they were brought on by a trip to NYC, a pretty boring work-related conference, and an obvious but purposedly ignored realization about a person I know. Or used to know.
If I think about it too hard, I guess it could make me sad to know that I can't rely on these shifts in life to last. Yet, that's the beauty of them exactly.
Small and brief effects. Change overall.
Posted by Suzanne at September 8, 2004 01:39 PM