Spiritual Photo Tip 17: Perspective

Welcome to Spiritual Photo Tip 17 – Perspective – opening new ways of seeing & being in the world for a happier, healthier life.

Anyone who’s studied art has been introduced to the concept of perspective through the famous example of train tracks.

The lines start wide in the foreground and get narrower until they join at a point in the distance.

Things far away look small.

Things close by look bigger.

It’s most evident with lines like in the bridges, paths, or rows of palm trees in these photos. But if you look at the first shot, it’s also why the pagoda between the palm trees is so small.

This week, play with taking pictures of perspective with both roads and train tracks, but also with objects like I did with the train and the flowers.

Have you ever set a goal, but it looked so far away that you had a hard time reaching it?

Here’s a fun visualization exercise to make your goals more attainable.

Close your eyes (after you finish reading the instructions, of course), and jump ahead to the achievement of your goal.

That’s right, take a huge leap, run, teletransport, or fly there, but visualize yourself standing at the finish line.

See your goal in its full size, not as a tiny point in the distance. Admire and celebrate its details: what you see, how it makes you feel, etc.

Then, once you’ve seen it close-up, turn around and imagine all the tiny steps you took along the way to get there.

You’re already there, so you don’t need to feel like there’s so great a distance to travel. But looking back can help you break down the journey into inspired steps.

Let that feeling and those inspired actions bring you there faster and easier than if you were looking at your goal from the other end.

This is as effective for getting the dishes done (imagining standing in a sparkly clean kitchen), for reaching your ideal weight or finishing a huge project.

Remember, we learn best by teaching. Writing this series has been a great refresher for me!

Share your photos of perspective on your social media and how your visualizations are helping you. You too can inspire others to open to new ways of seeing & being in the world.

Thanks for spreading your love of beauty & the beauty of love.

Happy journeys!