{"id":12778,"date":"2023-09-02T05:13:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T12:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=12778"},"modified":"2023-09-02T12:04:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T19:04:50","slug":"change-in-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/change-in-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Change in Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/KarenQuest-1-741x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12021\" width=\"107\" height=\"148\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8220;Lucky Starr,&#8221; an Over the Top Stilt Character from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cowgirltricks.com\/about-karen\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cowgirltricks.com\/about-karen\" target=\"_blank\">Giddyup Productions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following is excerpted from \u201cA Collected Perspective\u201d by Joanna Gaines, Fall 2023, Magnolia magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere have been times when I\u2019ve felt a need to approach some things differently. When life has handed me new challenges to navigate, and my mind\u2019s been a blank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe you\u2019ve been in a similar place\u2014where the way you\u2019ve always done a thing is no longer working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So,&nbsp; I tried something new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started closing my eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m more alive to the present moment, more aware of my blind spots, when I stretch my point of view. It\u2019s like feeling the moment in total harmony, every new vantage point revealing more of the bigger story being told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, it\u2019s as simple as physically shifting my point of view. I\u2019ll take a few steps back. Walk to the other side of the room. Stand instead of sit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s this kind of change in perspective that can lead to deeper understanding. Clarity. Growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#justwrite&nbsp;&nbsp; #iamawriter&nbsp;&nbsp; #iamwriting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Lucky Starr,&#8221; an Over the Top Stilt Character from Giddyup Productions The following is excerpted from \u201cA Collected Perspective\u201d by Joanna Gaines, Fall 2023, Magnolia magazine. \u201cThere have been times when I\u2019ve felt a need to approach some things differently. When life has handed me new challenges to navigate, and my mind\u2019s been a blank. 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