Dim Star

This morning I saw a dim point of light reflected in a mirror. It was, in fact, so dim that I couldn't see it if I looked directly at it. I had to view it out of the corner of my eye. This got me thinking about how my culture invites me to approach things directly. It got me thinking about how sometimes the most useful way to approach a situation presents itself in the moment, requiring that I stay open to what the moment is calling for. I wonder how many times, when I am looking directly at a challenge, I am missing something I could see by looking at it from a different perspective?