Time for BiFocals

Many times sighted people go through life without seeing

Looking at people and not really seeing them

Avoid making eye contact because they can’t be bothered; not enough time

Taking walks outside but not seeing the beauty around them

When was the last time you really took time to see…to fully see

When was the last time that you looked at what was hanging on your walls, really looked at the pictures, the art, the paintings

When was the last time you stopped and really looked around and noticed your surroundings

I stopped really seeing a while ago

I can’t remember when it happened but I know why it happened...too busy..too much going on...stuck in my head..life...

As I walked along a serene and beautiful path today I wondered about the last time I really saw things…fully and clearly

It made me think of being a child

Children see everything

Every color, every leaf, every blade of grass

Every face, every animal, every scene

So much so that parents get frustrated because they want to stop and look at everything, study everything….they are in awe of everything around them

I want to get that child sight back

When I was in my twenties I could sit for hours in a park and just be content….observing

Life took over and I got busy and distracted

Instead I gained an ability to look but not see

An ability to sort out things and ignore them

An ability to look straight through and not have to register

An ability to multi-task; a busy mind

This ability has served its purpose but as I get older I don’t need or want those abilities to be so sharp anymore...

I want to practice and master looking through the eyes of a child again….seeing everything around me…not missing a life moment

It is time to refocus….on the beauty of life

Keeping it Real with Dr. Mary G.