Eyesight Versus Insight
Behold the Light of the Moon
Last night as the moon filled the kitchen I had to nab a photo through our skylight window. The ice and snow crystals on the exterior of the window made a perfect frame. In my day to day life I have realized how much I can see when I take the time. The most minimalist of everyday moments are breathtaking and amazing.
Yesterday I traveled to have coffee with someone that also shared the common denominator of the property assessment field. Over coffee her frustration showed itself in the day to day events and the growing trend of negativity in the people that come into the office for assistance. In that vain we were given many seminars as usual and customary training on how to deal with angry people. Angry people are so overwhelmed there is a chance the smallest of triggers will escalate them and there is no reasoning with them. We were encouraged that once the voice was raised we were to step back and not respond. More times than not once the rage was out and done the normal conversation could continue but there were some cases where they left as angry as they had become. Something had a deep hold on them.
One of the examples dealing with anger presented at one of our seminars was that of being much like a spider web. The center is where it begins and it just grows from there. Unresolved issues can be the core of anger and just like the spider you never know when it is going to drop for an unexpected confrontation.
In my day to day life here on Stauffer I am very content using my eyesight for the next breathtaking and amazing site to behold right before me. Insight can be a wonderful attribute, but you cannot judge or begin to imagine what the other is dealing with and consequently the result can go either way.
As my friend and I parted ways we promised to keep our hearts light and our thoughts positive and know that each day will not disappoint in amazing us one way or another.