A friend shared one of this week's comics, Pooch Cafe. (Thank you, Ron!) It closely tracked my musings:
- How do I see my world?
- Are there ingrained filters that limit what I see?
- When might my perceptions of people be inaccurate or untrue?
These reflections began at my youngest brother's milestone birthday celebration last weekend. (Happy Birthday, Kevin... age purposely not disclosed!)
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Through what filters do you see the world? ~ ~ Click on image to enlarge ~ ~ (Photo credit: Pooch Cafe, Paul Gilligan, May 2, 2025) |
Looking around at my siblings, nieces, nephews, their spouses, children, and Kevin's friends, I realized [again!] how much my sisters and brothers have changed since we were young and lived together with my parents. Our journeys have diverged, and we have sought out different interests, adventures, and discoveries. (Wonderful variety and diversity!)
Going back even further, I recalled an assignment I gave my second-grade class: with a black marker, I created different squiggly lines on art paper. The students were asked to use their imagination and creativity to draw what they saw in their individual squiggly line. The results were wonderful, drawing on that person's unique views and experiences.
Being a church-based school, another assignment I gave the class was to write about their favorite Bible story. Tommy wrote about David and Goliath. Looking back these many years, I see much of Tommy's early life in his reflected story: standing up to older brothers and a parent who minimized him.
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How do you use your imagination and creativity? (Photo: Brian's Creative Snail, 1979) |
Being a church-based school, another assignment I gave the class was to write about their favorite Bible story. Tommy wrote about David and Goliath. Looking back these many years, I see much of Tommy's early life in his reflected story: standing up to older brothers and a parent who minimized him.
I wonder: How do these family stories and filters define our lives? Are we constantly living or escaping these stories? Where did Tommy take his story after he moved on with his life?
As we become aware of how we see or experience the world, maybe our challenge is to show up with honesty and humility: that is, showing up as we are today AND sharing with others the person we are becoming.
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What are your favorite stories? (Photo: Tommy's Favorite Bible Story, 1978) |
As we become aware of how we see or experience the world, maybe our challenge is to show up with honesty and humility: that is, showing up as we are today AND sharing with others the person we are becoming.
Our invitation -- using imagination and creativity -- is to honor the squiggly lines that began our Life's Journey and respect the variety of paths we and others have taken.
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