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Expecting something of value to happen in your life without pre-conditions of the exact nature of the event isn’t easy. But if you practice being open to whatever happens and finding the preciousness within it, then it won’t matter if it is gold, silver or dirt.
Drawing and Commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily blog.
Quote by Maurice Setter, 1936-not dead yet, English football (soccer) player
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When I was teaching drawing back in California in the 80s and 90s I use to use a few techniques to help my students really ‘see’ their subject or the art clearly, without the unconscious assumptions they were using. One was to turn the art in progress upside down and have them look at it. Another was to have them hold a hand mirror and look at their work (or the subject) through it. Yet another was to have them put their work at the end of a long, long breezeway or hallway and look at it from as far away as possible.
the purpose of course was to help them see their work more clearly, to notice things they weren’t likely to see when standing at arms length or within the constrains of how they would normally look at it.
Translate that into your life. How do you look at things (or people). Do you see the person you think is ugly and find the good angle, the good light and see their beauty? Do you change your thinking about them and see their beauty? What about events? Can you change the way you look at the traffic jam? Maybe it gives you more time to listen to that good book on CD? What about a rainy day? Does it mess up your plans and depress you, or can you look at it another way and find a great new thing to do indoors (or even outdoors in the rain!)
Your perception is what makes reality, not the ‘real’ world. Change the perception and the world changes.
Thanks to my new friend Erin Christy for having this quote on her Facebook page!
Drawing by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily blog
Quote by Dr. Wayne Dyer, 1940-not dead yet, American Author and Speaker
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So, as you look at this quote do you know what you think? 
I like this quote, by the way. I know in my life it is true. Knowing is most
interesting when you are taking action or teaching or creating. Thinking is most
interesting while doing those things plus most any other situation. But looking,
looking (or seeing) is collecting, it’s thinking, it’s knowing, it’s exploring, it’s
losing yourself in something and finding more about yourself as a result. I love
looking.
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