Hidden in Plain Sight

A couple of years ago I sat in front of a yoga studio waiting for it to open. Across the parking lot was an empty suite. A business had so recently vacated that paper was not yet placed over the windows to block the view into the interior of the building.

If you were looking at the building you could see the entirety of the space from the front through the glass entry doors and large windows meant for lots of light and big window displays. Through more large windows flanking either side of the building, you could also see through the length of space, from one side out to the other. 

While I was sitting there, I suddenly heard a loud sound coming from across the parking lot. I looked up and saw that a crow had suddenly flown into one of the side windows. It took a few hops on the ground and then began trying to fly through the building again, flapping its wings relentlessly as it only pressed itself against the same window. 

The crow did this yet again and as I got up to try and help it in some way, clearly seeing what it was doing and where it was trying to go, it flew back a few feet from the window, and with that space away from the window flew straight up and over the building to the other side.

Our challenges can have a way of narrowing our focus. Sometimes, the obstacle is NOT the way. 

Simple solutions are often right in front of us, hidden in plain sight…

Sometimes all that is needed is a step back to gain a wider perspective.