your daily rock : turn around and look

April 26, 2013 in Daily Rock, General

You know those iconic photographs so many of us recognize? Those scenes from shared human history that are seared into our collective memories? The flag-raising at Iwo Jima, the young man in front of the tank at Tiananmen Square, the execution of Nguyen Van Lém by Nguyen Ngoc Loan during the Vietnam war, and so many more.

My husband, John, is always more interested in turning around to look at the watchers, the scene behind the camera. I love that about him. And I have finally learned that from him. On a business trip a few years ago, I stood on the balcony of my hotel room and took photos of a spectacular Florida sunset. Only when I turned to go back into the room did I realize that the more beautiful vision was behind me, the big puffy clouds onto which the sunset was reflected as onto a screen.

There is something more than what we see.

Turn around, look.

Love,

(These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.