Appreciating the world around you
A friend of mine sent me a link that took me to the following life enhancing story. This had such a great impact on my own thinking that I though it well worth sharing. You can access the article here.
It is very true that we often run through life without noticing the beauty that surrounds us. I was born and raised on the county, and perhaps that helped me develop a sense of the natural beauty that surrounded me – I was (and still am) very interested in photography and that helped too.
I have had a great deal of use for this “power of observing” the world around me in my working life. In my early career I was responsible for the operation and maintenance of rather complex installations, and knowing how easy it was to run past developing problems without seeing them, I made it a routine to take a leisurely stroll through the plant at regular intervals – with the sole purpose of looking at things around me.
It always amazed me how many developing problems I could identify when I concentrated on looking at the equipment in my care. I always noted down the problems I had identified and could then attend to them when time permitted.
To develop an appreciation for the world around you will help you in your writing, and it is something that should be developed as part of your journal writing.