On Observing

As the shy, typically quiet girl, I've learned a lot about being observant. This doesn't necessarily mean that I see everything, and I do sometimes miss the most obvious of things. Often when I am I a situation, though, I try to find the subtleties, the things others might not notice. I have a knack for forgetting specific turns of events but remembering dates and times and phrases.

The other day, I went to the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam. This was a weird situation for me because I was in a room full of people trying to see the small details; the brushstrokes, the textures, the techniques used by Vincent Van Gogh himself. In this situation, I decided to do something that I don't always remember to do. I tried looking at the big picture. Literally. Instead of trying to pick out blending techniques and colour schemes, I enjoyed some amazing pieces of art. I even took some photos that I might post on here later, but that's not important right now.

The point is, even if you enjoy picking out the small things and seeing what few else do, sometimes it's good to look at the big picture, be it in an art museum or on the walk to the grocery store or in that movie you saw with your friends. You never know what you might notice when you stop looking for something else.