Can You See It?


A few years ago, while showing a young couple houses that needed some remodeling, it hit me! They were having a hard time seeing the houses differently than they were in their current condition. I figured out why….


We only see finished products these days. Even the picture of me above was touched up (I’m sure of it). The art of having vision seems to be a thing of the past. What isn’t shown is the work it takes to become the finished product we see on Instagram. 


When we see a musician playing guitar beautifully, we don’t see the 10,000 hours of practice it took for them to become so polished. When we see a pro athlete do their thing, we don’t see the years of blood, sweat and tears it took for them to finally make it in the big leagues. When we see a beautifully remodeled home, we don’t see the ugliness that came before. 


Everyone and everything takes work to become a finished product worthy of posting on social media. I don’t want to learn from images of finished products. I want to see the journey it took to get there. That is where the beauty is. The truth is, we as humans are continually evolving (hopefully) and will never be a completely finished product. We are all at different stages in our journey. Embrace the stage you are in. It is an important step along the way to where you are going.


XX,
MG

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