One of the secrets of finding amazing sights and ideas is to look back over your shoulder, the way you came. When every photographer is focusing on the trail ahead to the mountains, turn around and see what is behind you. Besides being a smart hiker’s trick (trails look different hiking out than hiking home), it is a smart photographer’s trick. The breath-taking view is often behind you.
As a metaphor, enjoy the work you have already done. Check to see how far you have come since you made that change.
Tree house above my head. I almost missed it. What wonderful daydreaming must take place there!
Another secret to seeing more is to look up. The Invisible Visible World™is all around you, but we seldom look up. The lighting is different up high. Birds and clouds decorate the view. And so does this tree house.
I almost missed it walking and keeping my focus ahead of me. Great for safety, but daydreaming lives above our head.
—Quinn McDonald is a creativity coach and writer. She teaches writing as a healing art.
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