When was the last time you looked at things in life as through a child’s eyes?
I read a great post today, Once Upon A Child, by Danny Brown. I love what Danny said, “Our minds are so free as kids. We imagine anything and everything. Our creativity knows no limits and our imagination is boundless.”
Danny made me think. In fact, I decided to give Annie’s Goat Hill (myself) an assignment. This month I will be blogging about the things I look at with fresh eyes, allowing myself to look at things with no (fewer?) limits, with imagination.
When I was a child I loved to draw. I drew a lot of animals (horses, cows, cats and dogs). Then I started drawing interiors of houses. Seriously! I drew floor plans, along with furniture and appliances, drawn to-scale. I even hoarded the family Sears and JC Penny catalogs to see what the latest carpet, paint, and drapery colors were. I still recognize my love for animals. But interior design? Not so much. I was absolutely fascinated by it, with ruler and pencil in hand, hours and hours of imagination.
So…today I forced myself to not touch a computer ALL DAY LONG. Instead I raked (most) of the goat barn. I hand washed my truck. I did a lot of healthy things, outdoorsy things, things that got me up and active. We all need that! But, guess what else I did? I sat in the barn with the goats. One by one the dairy girls came in and nibbled on my chin. Even Annie, the farm namesake, a boer goat with an attitude, came in to visit. I recently read a story about a photographer who got down on the ground, and in the water, at eye level, with the alligators. I wouldn’t want to take that risk, but he did. He found himself understanding the creatures at a level he didn’t expect to know, and he took photographs that were extremely unique. He used his imagination, and he set his fear aside. He learned a lot. We can learn a lot by getting down to eye level, as I did today. We don’t just feed the hay and the grain, we see the magic of the animals that we tend to. We see the magic of the world that surrounds us.
Tomorrow I will continue this challenge (both business and personal). It should be enjoyable and I look forward to sharing the adventure with you. If you want to join me in this trek, leave your comments. I would love to hear what you discover!
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