Photograph courtesy of my nephew Zachary T. Weber
Always looking up literally gives me the lift that I need to accomplish what I have set out to do…
“Let us consider the way in which we live our lives.” Henry David Thoreau
Always looking up – Have you ever considered how you actually live your life? Are you always looking up? Or are you always looking down? Of course, the majority of you will answer, “sometimes I look up and sometimes I look down”…and you are wise to do so. My question however, goes a bit deeper than that. For me, always looking up has more to do with my attitude about life rather than simply peering into a bright blue sky. Although, a bright, sunlit sky can help motivate me to make more positive choices, no doubt.
It is interesting how looking upward, or taking a step forward for that matter, seems to signal positivity or expectancy of something good. I’ve noticed that I often look up into space when I am concentrating on a particular thought or trying to focus my attention solely on one idea. Whether I’ve dashed upstairs to get something, and forgotten what it was I went to retrieve once I’ve gotten their, or if I am trying to find the words to portray an idea in a post, looking up seems to lift me to a different level. It is as though I am somehow transported to a place where I can clear my mind and find exactly what I am looking for. Always looking up literally gives me the lift that I need to accomplish what I have set out to do no matter how large or small the task is.
When I am having one of those days where things seem to keep piling up and weighing me down, just bowing my head and caving in can be very tempting. However, that will not keep things from continuing on their downward spiral. In fact, they will likely bring me down even further. When I am faced with such situations, I find that always looking up, to say a quiet prayer or to let out a desperate cry for help, puts me in the perfect posture to receive the help that I need, (which always comes from God above anyway).
I’ll ask the question again…going forward in life, how will you live, always looking up, or always looking down? The answer may be challenging…may you soon realize, as I have, that always looking up is always best.
Peace and love,
Felecia
