How’s the World looking from up there?

 

Perspective is a wonderful thing, is it not?

Hindsight it is said is perfect, but if you took more perspective on things would hindsight be a factor?

Meta position or perceptual positions – looking at a situation from the other guys point of view. You do know by now that it really does depend on the point of view don’t you? 

By and large, we are only concerned on how things affect us; after all it is happening to us, this thing how dare anyone else have an opinion contrary to ours? 

Then we get the hindsight…

Oops! 

Well if for a second we consider the other guys point of view and look at yourself through his eyes at you having your small but not inconsiderable paddy about the question at hand, what do you think that would look, feel and sound like?

Do you like how you look to this guy, is that what you wanted to project to him? Did he see your point or just a very upset and angry person with no ears to hear him and no eyes to see him?

Now, let’s get a bit adventurous. Find your inner Eagle, and soar above the two positions to the Meta (Greek word meaning above or outside of) position. Take yourself right out of the loop. Get high enough up there to disconnect completely from the situation. Then think to yourself, what am I seeing, what am I feeling, what can I say to these two people that will change this stalemate? Take that back with you and apply it.

And you know it’s amazing the things that happen when you get a different perspective on things!