Working on Some Perspective

As mentioned recently, I have been in need of a great book. More than a page turner, I required writing that would lift me from among the piles of paper and files at my office desk, and gently place me in the midst of colorful words as far as the eye could see. I wouldn't have to follow complicated directions such as "Second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning," I would simply be able to open the cover and start at page one. I have continued to be in a gloomy frame of mind every evening as I return from my job, because there is no passion in work that doesn't involve someone's interests. Having all but had one particular book shoved in my face, I reluctantly picked it up last night as a last resort to save myself from checking my Facebook page one more time.

The Noticer, by Andy Andrews, didn't seem like the wonderful escape I had in mind. After the first few pages though, I felt that it was speaking to me about the very situation I had found myself in. One thing I was able to take away from the first few chapters was that I may think I want to be on that mountaintop with a dream career, but to realize that the top is only good for the view, and you'll be looking into the grassy valleys below. You have to come down because there is no growth that high up, and the water and food are always found as your hiking through to the next mountain in the distance.

Maybe everyone else has heard this before, but it was eye opening for me. Finding a different perspective has allowed the work day to be a little less mind numbing, and made me a much more enjoyable person in the process.