The Two Whos

Just like her contact lens mysteriously disappeared from her hand (for the original event, see previous post), it reappeared magically several days later right in front of Yun’s eyes.  It was almost like a magic trick!  Now you see it, now you don’t!
It was New Years Day, 2010.  Yun was doing the house cleaning.   Bending slightly over her sink trying to wipe off the stain behind the faucet, and VOILA!  There was her lost lens!  The day when the  lens disappeared, she looked inside the sink, the counter, the floor.. but she did not check the tiny spot behind the faucet!  What’s  the chance  that the lens would fly out of her hand and land in this tiny spot normally out of the way of everything?  But it did somehow!

Yun is  relieved that now she has a spare one just in case life happens again mischievously.  But she was so puzzled why she did not think of checking behind the faucet.  It never occurred to her that the lens could fly and jump out of her hand and land in that spot.   Her logical mind was questioning what would be the possible spots for the lens to drop …  but the blind spot is likely beyond what our logical mind can conceive.  Same blind spot in Cece’s diet dilemma (see one of the  previous blogs) when she found out the faulty scale  was giving her the wrong measurement of food weight….

When we are working on something, big or small, when the result is not what we desire, it is wise to consider  there is something that  lies in our mind’s blind spot that is holding us back…. preventing us from getting the result we want: a thought pattern, a belief, a faulty operating system…
Blind spots can do magic when they are seen.  However, if we are not aware of their  existence, blind spots can be dangerous, such as in the case of driving a car.  Ignorance of the blind spot can get us into a bad car accident.

Cece is thinking of our last post…how some blind spots can get in the way when  we think of men and the way they support women.  Our blind spot, and perhaps theirs too, could   kick in when  the woman they love are  emotional.

Our tendency to lump people into one pile (stereotype) is a dangerous blind spot in relationships.  We need to examine our blind spots so that we do not lump all men into one pile.  We also can stereotype people by the way they look, or they talk, the color of  their skin or nationality…

It is hard to see one’s own blind spot.  Sometimes, talking to  clear minded friends can help spot them.  Buckle your seat belts, because often these conversations are lovingly confrontive and jolt us into looking at our problems with a  new set of eyes…the eyes of the objective observer!  These kind friends and supporters come in many   shapes, sizes and professions.

If some deeply hidden blind spots  are holding us back, it is good to talk to a life coach, a best friend or even…… your personal trainer!

” Bye for Now” from the Two Whos