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July 21 , 2006
Volume 2 - Number 64
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TODAY'S PHOTO -
orchids (cattleya, I think) from the American Orchid Society greenhouse in Delray Beach, FL.

This is one of the photos I took last week which, at the time, I thought was too confusing. As I searched through recent folders today, it popped out out me. When I focussed on the flowers, with a couple of minor Photoshop "fixes" the rest of the "scene" became a fairyland forest, rather than a jumble of "stuff."

SELF-REFLECTING QUERIES -
In last Friday's issue, I wrote about envy and refocussing on one's purpose. Today as I went back to the same photos, far removed from the "comparing" mode, I was able to see the photos more clearly for what was available in each of them.

Are there places in your life where you are so busy comparing that you do not have a clear view of what you are looking at? If so, I invite you to step away for a bit and come back looking at the situation with fresh eyes.

Also, are there things or situations at which you are looking where there is so much to see, such as my original take on the photo above, that you are missing the main thing, or idea, on which you can focus? If so, I invite you to narrow in on the main element(s). Has anything new become available to you?

May your discoveries be empowering ones!

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Issue 209 of Picture to Ponder
 Sheila
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