A Sea of Faces (Well, Seven)

I started a new category on my blog a few months ago called “Field Notes from an Unusual Vantage” because I’m starting to fully grasp just how differently I’m existing in the world versus how the majority of people do. My intention was to write about some common everyday experiences that I have a different internal view on. Maybe things about parenting, learning, things I’m good at, or things I’m struggling with. But each time I finish a draft I’m struck by… how unimportant it is? Not that my experiences are unimportant, but just, there is such a startling variety of other inner experiences and challenges that other people face, it all begins to feel a little humdrum. And there is an inherent difficulty in describing an inner experience to those who don’t share it. I don’t know if my words can capture what I want to say. So, the topic of my perception, in general, has been on my mind as I puzzled out if I wanted to keep pursuing writing about it on my blog. Which is why, when I was…