Panoramic Attention

“We find true refuge whenever we recognize the silent space of awareness behind all our busy doing and striving. We find refuge whenever our hearts open with tenderness and love. We find refuge whenever we connect with the innate clarity and intelligence of our true nature.”― Tara Brach, True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

“The true Renaissance person is endowed with panoramic attention…. The habit of noticing the ensemble of everything and its constituent parts is a matter of will, not of innate aptitude. It involves the conscious noticing of things and the gaps that separate and connect them.”― Christy Wampole

An exchange.
A conversation.
Ebb and flow.
A broader view, deeper too.
An expanse, awakening.
To all that lies before us.
Noticing and responding in awe.
Found in the pause.
With honed senses to take it all in.
To be overwhelmed with reverence, with inquiry.
Filled with wonder.
To let go, making room to open, invite and welcome.
Aperture set to panoramic.
Enter this space.

“But Radical Acceptance also means not overlooking another important truth: the endless creativity and possibility that exist in living. By accepting the truth of change, accepting that we don’t know how our life will unfold, we open ourselves to hope so that we can move forward with vitality and will.”― Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha