Stick to reality. Pay attention to the obvious, and the subtle will reveal itself.

Yesterday morning I was in east Anchorage early in the morning. I was happy to be able to view the mountains from a closer vantage point than I can from home. There were misty clouds clinging to the mountains, but the ridge line was distinct. I traced the ridge line with my eyes, like an artist preparing to paint. As I did so, I became aware of the mountains behind the ridges that ring Anchorage. These mountains were ALMOST hidden in the mist. I would have missed them if I hadn’t been looking at the obvious.

Most of the time I don’t see the inner range, and I am always thrilled when they become obvious. I feel the way I feel when I dream that I have discovered that there are more rooms in my house than I thought there were. There is a delicious feeling of discovery when the sense of limitations dissolves.

This is important advice for assignment 3. I must continue really looking at what is in front of me and allow myself, through that route, to perceive the more subtle. This is my insurance that I am not just “imagining things.”