Ask Higg(in)s

Note from Cheryl: In this post Higg(in)s refers to Magic Eye images, part of the Magic Eye series by N. E. Thing Enterprises. In order to gain the most from this post the reader may wish to review one of the books in the Magic Eye series. They are available from the Sno-Isle Libraries and Seattle Public Libraries, as well as through Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and Walmart. I’m sure they are available other places as well.

Higg(in)s: The images in these books express two different versions of themselves. When first one views an image, one sees an interesting picture. Typically, it is unremarkable but not displeasing. If, however, one will allow one’s eyes to adjust one will view a different image within the original. One picture may reveal a flower in bloom. Another picture may reveal a heard of elephants. These lovely books offer an opportunity to better understand the nature of life.

When an event occurs in one’s life it always has at least two ways to view it. We like to refer to these two versions as good and doog. Doog is defined as the opposite of good but specifically does not mean bad. Instead, doog is this: The view from the top of the mountain into the valley is differently spectacular than the view of the mountain from the valley.

When an event occurs in life it may be overtly interpreted as pleasing or displeasing, interesting or boring, positive or negative. When one learns to see through the event to a different version of the same event (the good version and the doog version) one begins to notice that the feelings experienced about a thing are related to one’s interpretation. Once one realizes there are many interpretations of a given event one may choose their response with better clarity.