Borderland

“Vision controls our perception, and perception becomes our reality.” This is a quote from an excellent video that I recommend to anyone who is responsible for nurturing the development of other people. Dewitt Jones is a former National Geographic photographer who turned to writing and lecturing on the creative process. The video, Celebrate What’s Right With the World, features riveting photography and asks the question, “What’s here to celebrate?” It’s a voice of optimism and encouragement urging us to exercise our imaginations and explore our human potential to transform ourselves and each other, to become more fully alive in the pursuit of a vision of a better world. Look around. Stay open to possibility. Find your edge and embrace the challenges it offers. For a sample of what he has to say, check out this video.

Believe passionately in something and work to make it real.

Half the time I’ll have with my students this year has passed. It’s time to reflect and regroup. It’s hard to see the difference we make because it happens so incrementally – all the more reason to focus on possibilities. Listen for the aha’s! They come from a magical place.