Is the glass half full or empty? Or all full (a la 9gag.com)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Humor & comedy
This from 9gag.com, is a great example of perspective. What you look for is what you see. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing our perspective & worldview.~~
Tags: glass half full, perspective
Stars can’t shine without the darkness
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness
This image is from 999,999,999 people. I love it. It speaks to hope, perseverance, balance, faith, seeing the big picture, glass 1/2 full kind of thinking. All in all a wonderful perspective. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing our perspective & worldview.~~
Tags: perspective, Wellness
Think outside the box. Where are your boundaries?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation
This image, from Mike Rilstone’s facebook page, is a great, visual reminder of the unwitting chains that can bind our thinking. Of the assumptions we can unknowingly make. Of perspectives that can blind instead of illuminate. What assumptions are you making that are muddying the waters, preventing a clearer picture? What boundaries are binding your […]
Tags: assumptions, creativity, perspective
Was his (now mine) a la Dave Ulrich
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation
This picture, from Dave Ulrich’s excellent presentation ‘Leadership and Human Resources: Trends for the future’ at the 2012 Regional Leadership and HR Convention, Institute of Human Resource Management, Nairobi in May 2012, besides making you wince if you’re the one who lost your car, is a great statement of perspective. What do you see? A […]
Tags: creativity, dave ulrich, perspective
Advice from a tree
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution
If you’re a regular reader, you know this blog is all about perspective. How what we see depends on what we look for. How what we think & feel depends on our priorities, on what makes it through our lens of perspective & priority. A tool for becoming better communicators, conflict resolvers, creative collaborators & […]
Tags: communication, Conflict resolution, perspective, stress, Wellness
100% human – Labels are for clothes
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
Labels are great. They can take what’s complicated & simplify it. They can create community (any other mothers of teens out there? any other Canadians living in Kenya?). They can be shortcuts that bring ease. They can define & delineate. Like assessments. Like Life Lenses™. Labels can also be dangerous. They can bring shortcuts that […]
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‘I would only believe in a God who knew how to dance.’ Friedrich Nietzsche
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution
Photo Credit: AlicePopkorn via Compfight cc Not many things come to mind that are as entrenched in opinion & perspective as religion. Entrenched as in I’m right, you’re wrong. Opinions such as My God rules, yours isn’t even on the radar. Dichotomous. Black & white. Yes or no. Right or wrong. I was drawn to […]
Tags: diversity, faith, friedrich nietzsche, perspective, religion
The ‘Middle Wife’ by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Humor & comedy
I checked this story on Snopes & turns out it’s an urban legend, however, it’s too cute nonetheless. It’s a great example of how, when your perspective is different (that of a child) things can get turned around in the most hilarious of ways. I’ve been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two […]
Tags: humour, perspective
Rock Paper Dynamite
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy
And now for something completely different … This caught my attention, well, because it shares the name of my company. I don’t know who this guy is but he made me snort with laughter. His absolute sincerity. His complete seriousness. His total fascination with facts. If you liked that one, check out his exasperation with […]
Tags: humour, perspective, rock paper scissors
A perspective on gender identity
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
This image is from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. I think it speaks volumes. ‘nuf said. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing our perspective & worldview.~~
Tags: diversity, perspective, worldview