A quote I know only in Italian, and that apparently has been ascribed to the Italian version of Disney's Goofy, called Pippo, goes like this:
È strano come una discesa, vista dal basso, somigli tanto a una salita.
In English, it could sound like 'It's very strange how a journey downhill, if seen from below, looks so similar to a journey uphill'.
È strano come una discesa, vista dal basso, somigli tanto a una salita.
In English, it could sound like 'It's very strange how a journey downhill, if seen from below, looks so similar to a journey uphill'.
[A journey uphill or downhill?Image credit: Mike Putnam Photography]
It helps me every day to remember that very often almost everything in life, it doesn't matter if we are talking about a situation, a job, or a relationship, has no unique "meaning" and the way we see it depends on the observer's point of view we are choosing for ourselves.
Even if we don't know we're choosing one.
I am convinced that we can apply the same concept to people. What do I mean?
Often, in the past, I thought that I was 'too much' [put your favorite "difficult" adjective here] for some people around me, but over the years I learned that sometimes some people are simply "not enough" for me.
Even if we don't know we're choosing one.
I am convinced that we can apply the same concept to people. What do I mean?
Often, in the past, I thought that I was 'too much' [put your favorite "difficult" adjective here] for some people around me, but over the years I learned that sometimes some people are simply "not enough" for me.
What's your observer's point of view?
What is too much, or not enough?
Tags: Perception, Point of view, Reframing, Quotes, Self-awareness
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