It seems like all we have been doing lately is zooming in.

Zooming in to meetings, classes, birthday parties and celebrations. It’s overwhelming.

I was reminded this week that it is equally as important to Zoom out. To find some perspective. Whether it is physically removing yourself with a walk in the forest, or mentally taking a step back and “watch from the balcony.”

I needed to zoom out the other day. I had a series of conversations that left me jumbled up. I couldn’t see the forest for the trees, so I took a walk, I took a breath, I took a break from it all. And when I did this, all of the problems that at the time seemed so big and jumbled up suddenly became tiny and manageable.

Zooming may not be such a bad idea after all, as long as you make some time to zoom out.