Todayy's Thought - Tuesday

[Noelle]

Today's thought is:

There is no reality except the one contained within us.
--Herman Hesse

Claude Gellee painted lovely pictures of the English countryside. Europeans loved his landscapes, with their blue hues and mild distortions. But when the people went for the carriage rides in the country, they were disappointed because it didn't look the way Gellee had painted it. Then someone discovered that if you held blue glass up to your eyes and looked through it, the trees and hills and sky looked just like a Gellee painting! Soon everyone was looking through "Claude glasses" when they travelled.

We often let others do our seeing for us. We get lazy and rely on the images of television and movies, instead of really seeing with our own eyes. Our world becomes distorted and we lose sight of the natural beauty that surrounds us.

Each of us carries reality inside ourselves, and as we grow stronger within, we discover that we can see clearest when we trust our own eyes. There is a glorious world, full and rich, just waiting for us to

Will I see the world through my own eyes today?

[beatle]

Todayy's Thought - Tuesday

I found that very interesting, Noelle. I like seeing for myself now that I've left the haze behind. I also like remembering what I see.

[trixietrack]

Todayy's Thought - Tuesday

thanks for that noelle. sometimes it's hard to put the glasses down, but it's possible.

good day