Heya Reader,
Lately I have found myself in spontaneous conversations about eyesight. It surprised me how many of us see vision as something fixed, almost like a built-in feature that slowly fades with age. We rarely consider that the way we live shapes the way we see. The eyes respond to use. They respond to attention. They respond to the pace at which we move.
When life becomes fast, we skim over details and the brain receives the message that precise sight is not needed. Over time this influences how our vision works. The soft shimmer on a leaf, the subtle movements of someone’s expression, the quiet shift in a room when another person enters; these are the details that tell the brain that sight matters. They invite the eyes into a more active relationship with the world.
I enjoy exploring how vision expands when we give ourselves permission to slow down. Awareness opens space. Curiosity opens more. When we look with interest, the eyes awaken. When we read the unspoken in another person, we begin to see beyond the surface. This deepens our perception and influences our physical sight as well.
Eyesight can be trained. Not by force and not by pressure. It grows through presence. It grows through the simple willingness to look with intention. We train many capacities in life and the eyes follow the same principle. They learn from the way we use them.
This week’s blog explores this connection between awareness, lifestyle and vision. If you feel drawn to look more closely at how you see, it may bring something meaningful into your day.
|
|
Seeing with presence
The idea that eyesight can respond to the way we live rarely enters our awareness. Yet the body continually adapts to our habits and vision is part of this. Lifestyle shapes the way the eyes function.
|
>> access our newest course 'Activating the Inner Healing system'
Wishing you a clear day,
Stephanie Joyous Mind
Creator of The SelfHealing Movement