Up close I could see dirt, some cracks and the cobwebs — yuck!
Stepping back — beautiful!
It was our super attractive stone pavered outdoor stage at the REFINERY Church. Only a few months old, it already had the ubiquitous outdoor hodgepodge of collectivia, but if you stepped back only a few few — wow! The gorgeous parabolas, the symmetried tiers, the country manor brown stone and grey stone — lovely.
It’s a simple approach to life, and it works, to keep us feeling better, moving forward, doing well, staying in touch with what is within but without the beauteous is.
It works — the step back — on houses, gardens, organizations, communities, countries, the world — our brains.
A friend called me last night. She was traumatized by comparisons. I reminded her, “Yeah they this, but you — that! Look at you, you gorgeous, much-accomplished, on-the-way mess!” Look how you have outstripped them all in this and maybe that. She stepped back, looked, laughed, and felt better.
Up close we see the flaws, the lack, the missing element — a man, a woman, a job, money, status, beauty, lunch — a little bit back and we set the overall shape, the puzzle pieces placed, the patchy, pitchy perfect panorama of the present.
Back off!
Your’ll feel better.
Thrive! 
😊