same view, different eye

I recently returned from hiking in Patagonia, Chile, through Torres del Paine National Park with 5 other incredible women. We used an app called "Photo Circle" to share our photos, and we have over 1,300 collective photos shared of our trip.

As I was looking through and delighting in the photos, it became clear to me that while we were looking at the same views, everyone's camera eye was unique. I looked at the photos and thought, "Wow, why didn't I think of that angle or that creative close-up or that funny prop?" While I have loads of experience taking bazillions of photos on trips, I tend to have a habitual focus of attention or repetitive "look" to my photos. If I were to really grow as a photographer, I would need to learn some new skills, and even more so, to practice those skills.

The same is true for the Enneagram. The nine core personality types each have a habitual focus of attention and repetitive patterns. I can be around the same meeting table with 5 different people, and we see and experience that same meeting through a different lens depending on our core fears, desires, and motivations. Just as in the world of photography, in order to grow, I need to learn some new skills, and even more so, to practice those skills so that I might come to see and respond from a fresh perspective, more options, a "wider aperture".

If you're curious about discovering and working with your Enneagram type, I would be glad to journey with you. You can learn about my services at www.thewholeheartedjourney.org/services.