One of the things I love about the early Spring is the clarity of the light when we do have a clear sky.
There has been a significant chill in the air in the early morning which has created a damp and thick mist. Once the days have started to unfold, and the sun started to penetrate the mist, one can soon realise that a lovely day is in store. On this day I was so captured by the bright blue sky that I took a picture – the sky was just so blue with exceptional clarity. Perhaps made the more attractive by the grey days of winter that are still a recent memory.
As I looked skywards, I was reminded of the old saying that people offer, when they see you are a little gloomy, ‘keep your chin up’. There is a belief that by looking upwards one cannot feel gloomy – I am not sure how true this is, and one medic from the past used to request patients to count the number of chimney pots. I read extensively but I cannot remember where this pearl of wisdom comes from!
Whether any current day medic would agree, or say this is old nonsense, I will not be clarifying just yet as I do like the principle.
Looking skyward on this day I did come up with a few thoughts:
- When people use the term ‘blue sky thinking’ what does it mean for you? And does it make you think ‘differently’?
- When you see a blue sky what do you think about?
- What about the impact on your thinking when the sky is a different colour?
- Do you feel brighter and happier when you look up, rather than down?
It certainly made me think some very interesting thoughts. I also had a smile as wide as could be, mind you I was happy before, and this lasted all day…..so perhaps there is something in this looking up stuff. Now I might give the chimney pot counting a miss and suggest you do too, unless you are standing still.
Now that is much more upbeat than ‘feeling blue’!
My best wishes,
Peter
