There are many degrees of looking: glimpse, glance, glare, gaze, glaze, peer, stare and squint.
Eidectic movements refer to the way our eyes move (unconsciously) as we think. It is proposed that the way our eyes move, corresponding to activity in specific parts of our brain. Now, if we were to freeze our eyes (at a particular point in space) and actively figure out what we are thinking (at that moment), perhaps we may have a ‘map’ to how we engage our brain: imagination, recall, being emotional, ‘self talk’, and other emotional-cognitive response.
Rene Descartes wrote: ‘I think. Therefore, I am.’
A state of hopefulness is a physiological response triggered by our thinking and feeling. The parameters of hope are being hopeful and hopeless. Hopeful may mean ‘full of hope’; hopeless may mean ‘less hope’. It is vastly different from no hope at all.
Look downwards. That’s getting in touch with our emotions, doubts, and worries. When somebody is ‘feeling down’, they may look downwards. They cast their heads (downcast) in shame, remorse or regret. When we have conversations in our heads, we may be reciting a prayer, running through a list, ‘walking through procedures’, questioning ourselves, or sorting out our concerns.
‘Look before you leap’ may be reframed with ‘Be aware, where you look before you leap’. Be aware where you’re looking. It may determine how you feel, or think.
Leadership Lessons: How do you stay hopeful when things do not seem promising or hopeful? What can we say to others so that we remain hopeful when things don’t seem to go our way? What is the difference between ‘being hopeful’ and ‘wishful thinking’?
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