glasses

today i got glasses. i have been thinking about going to the doctor for a few weeks because of headaches and lots of squinting, but keep putting it off. plus, my vision is good, it always has been. dad was in town tonight, and took me to a walk-in eye doctor. two hours later, i walked out with two thin little pieces of glass surrounded by black plastic frames around my eyes. glasses. still living in denial, sure that my vision couldn't possibly warrant glasses... i walked outside. suddenly, i could see.

i had NO idea what i was missing out on! Everything was clearer, more defined. Black is blacker, white is whiter and every color is richer than before. It is hard to explain, but it is truly life changing!

so often, i walk through life, thinking that i am good. i am sure i could do more, give more of myself... but relatively, i am doing well. i wonder what would it be like for me to get glasses? glasses for my life. what does it look like for me to be more effective, more powerful for the gospel, for the lives of those around me. what area of life am i not living with perfect vision.

my loss in vision has been coming on so slow that i haven't noticed.

until last night, i didn't even know what i was missing. I live and breath color, as an artist and photographer... color matters. and i didn't notice.

what else in my life am i not noticing?