Yesterday I grabbed a fist full of quarters to feed a
downtown parking meter. Several quarters
slipped from my clenched hand and fell to the floor. As I looked at the dropped coins, I noticed
that more than two images were represented by the fallen quarters. Two sides to a quarter morphed into the adage
“there are two sides to every story.”
Hmmm. If there are more sides to a quarter than two, is the
adage really true? With a chuckle, I
retorted, “no there aren’t two sides….every story is multifaceted. The number
of sides depends upon the number of people or groups perceiving the happening.”
In my lifetime quarters have had the potential to have 59 side
images represented. Although one of
those sides is the static picture of George Washington, the image on the other
side can manifest in 58 different ways.
No matter what the image is on the other side, a quarter is still worth
twenty-five cents.
I ponder at this moment in time about that quarter and how
it reminds me of how each of us experiences the world in different ways. Although my reality is my own it is not
necessarily the reality of others. And,
this isn’t a bad thing. We are a
creative lot. Diversity of perception gives birth to opportunity and
success. Each of us is striving to live
an authentic, accurate, true life story. This is told through our reality. When
we accept the realities of others, we take the first step to gaining common
ground. In this place of acceptance, our
common ground, no matter what we perceive as real, profound things happen. We
collectively transform the world.
My intent for this day? Well, when I begin to judge or deem
my way the best or only way, I am going to return to those quarters and remind
myself that reality is comprised not only of what I believe but the
multi-faceted, multi-hued offerings of what others perceive. Transformation is possible only when we open
our eyes and accept those around us.
What do you intend today?
Peace & Joy,
Vanessa
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