Tag Archives: noticing

Day 31 – What we focus on

Posted on October 31, 2014 by lookingglassletters

So I’ve come to the end of my 31-Day Visual Challenge and I want to thank you all for spending time with me on this journey. Posting every day for a month (a month with 31 days, no less!) was … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Learning, Memories, Mindfulness, Observations, Positive Psychology, Siblings | Tagged autumn, fall, mindful, mindfulness, New England, noticing, observation, visual, What we focus on | Leave a comment

Day 26 – Mums the word

Posted on October 26, 2014 by lookingglassletters

Have you ever seen anything that makes you smile more than colorful mums? I mean, really! (This is a rhetorical question; you don’t really have to answer it.) But aren’t the colors of this vibrant flower just something to see? … Continue reading →

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Day 24 – Postcard Competition

Posted on October 24, 2014 by lookingglassletters

The first time I ever went abroad I was 36 years old. Mark had a conference in Spain and I tagged along. It was in June of 2001, pre-9/11, pre-heightened security at the airport, pre-Iraq war—pre-digital camera even. I wore … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Memories, Mindfulness, Nature, Observations, Positive Psychology, Travel | Tagged Japan, lense, mindfulness, noticing, observation, perspective, Taoromina, travel, Tuscany, visual | Leave a comment

Day 22 – Keep Moving

Posted on October 22, 2014 by lookingglassletters

I mentioned in an earlier post that my final project for my Certificate in Positive Psychology began around noticing the signs of positive psychology all around us. I’d like to share a few more of those signs that seemed to … Continue reading →

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Day 21 – Oreo Cows

Posted on October 21, 2014 by lookingglassletters

Over the weekend my siblings came to visit. It was a lot of fun having them here, and we did a lot of driving around checking out the New England foliage for the middle of October. On Saturday, we drove … Continue reading →

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Day 20 – Another reflection

Posted on October 20, 2014 by lookingglassletters

A few years ago when I worked at the museum on campus, we hosted a visiting artist who was commissioned to do an outdoor, site-specific artwork while some renovations were being done to our physical space. Meaning: the museum had … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Memories, Mindfulness, Observations, Positive Psychology | Tagged Anna Schuleit, art, campus pond, mindfulness, noticing, observations, reflection, UMCA, visual | Leave a comment

Day 18 – Fresh Watermelons

Posted on October 18, 2014 by lookingglassletters

One day a year ago a friend and I were out biking on a beautiful fall day when this pickup truck drove by us. It had a box full of produce and I got the biggest kick out of it… … Continue reading →

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Day 14 – Look Down

Posted on October 14, 2014 by lookingglassletters

This is one of those shots that while walking, it seems like everything is pretty much brown, or yellow, or orange… except if you look closer, it’s not. I notice… The multi-colored maple leaf; it even has green mixed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Mindfulness, Nature, Observations, Positive Psychology | Tagged autumn, birch, colors, fall, leaves, maple, mindfulness, New England, noticing, sticks | Leave a comment

Day 8 – More from town

Posted on October 8, 2014 by lookingglassletters

Last week when I took the photo of our little library, I also took this photo of the church that’s on the town common. Here’s what I notice (I’ll notice the easy stuff!): There’s a picnic table to the right … Continue reading →

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Day 6 – Reflections

Posted on October 6, 2014 by lookingglassletters

I notice that the water isn’t completely still because there are ripples in it. I notice that the really vibrant colors directly across the pond from me must be jutting out a bit because they’re casting a shadow further over … Continue reading →

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