Dear ,

Today's Picture to Ponder writing will be brief. And, if you are a business owner and/or a caregiver, I invite you to continue to the end to check out programs I am noting toward the end. Yes, we do play many roles in our hectic lives.

Today's photos turned into a theme of the different perspectives from which we can view our life. I did not realize, as I selected photos, that the spatterdock root was featured two issues ago. Rather than make a time-consuming switch, I am going with the flow.

TODAY'S PHOTOS -
As I was completing a recent walk in Wakodahatchee Wetlands, my eye was drawn to these spatterdock roots spreading out all over.

Meandering roots
Don't seem to offer much.
What, then, is the pull?
Moved forward a bit on the boardwalk.

Zoomed in
Got really close
Saw a nice bridge
Almost a circle with reflections.

And then on computer monitor
Found it almost confronting
An opening and seemingly
No place to go.

So glad I have a
Third photo to share

(Plus a fourth - not roots -
After the queries.)

Now there are some choices
A few directions and some greens
More appreciable from further back.

SELF-REFLECTING QUERIES
Now I invite you to look into your life at an area or an issue with which you may seem to be wandering all over the place. Then move in and take a really close look at it, almost as if you have it under a magnifying glass. Now step back from it slightly, giving you a third perspective.

From which of the positions do you get the most understanding and perspectives? Afar? Really close? Or a midway point of view? Does looking through a different lens empower you?

Lastly, I did promise there would be one more photo to complete the day.

Attracted by the wood knot itself, atop a boardwalk railing, it became even more interested when viewed on my computer monitor. As the SRQs were forming in my head, I saw a face, lying down, angled slightly looking at us. She seems to have a wink or a smirk.

She might be saying, "What IS all this pondering about anyway? Are you making issues bigger than they really are?

Perhaps you see something entirely different in the wood knot picture. That's the fun of appreciating and being human? What images do you see?"

Upcoming Programs that Will Enhance Your Life

1 - For those in business, my friend Adela Rubio, an amazing interviewer, has been conducting a series of empowering calls on Conscious Business Telesummit A 3-week series of calls with a gathering of Conscious Business Leaders eager to share the models and methods of Conscious Business.

There are still three sessions you can listen to at no cost to you. There is an optional upgrade, at a nominal fee, to get the MP3s for listening to at any time. I have been on several calls and found them very helpful.

2 - For those who are caregivers, or who know, caregivers, my friend Suzanne Holman is co-facilitating Comfort for Caregivers Telesummit, also a 3-weeks series of calls. Again, I've been on some of these calls and can see how they would have supported me when I was a caregiver.

I also completed ALWAYS LOVE, my packet with writing, caregiver tips and photography as one of the bonuses, complimentary for anyone who registers for the no-charge calls. Again, an upgrade that would include the calls you missed is available.

3 - Lastly my friend Julie Gabrielli, a very successful architect, who has passion for an eco-friendly environment and world is doing a call which may be over when you receive this on "How to Overcome Green Overload in Your Small Business: 5 Steps for Cutting Through the Clutter"

She states that in this call you'll learn valuable information and get helpful tips, including:

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Inspirationally,


Sheila
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