Feingold Gallery: Eye in Eye Strengths

Look a little deeper and find that there is always more - even the smaller part of me is valid, has a voice and sees just as much

Eyes are for seeing outwards. Concern about one's disabilities and how others perceive them usually direct the eye inwards. The inward pointing eye cannot see what others perceive - but see reality; whether one likes it or not. In some cases the inward eye sees only what it wants to see, or creates a non-real image of that perception. Understanding that one's disabilities are part of one's strength may indeed take time and exercise in perception - but inevitably this realization becomes the reality. It did with me.

Seeing the eye within the eye brings me to inner thoughs and learning or discovering who you might be. Fiding your strengths and weeknesses. Looking at every aspect of you inner self. The way you think and why you think this way as well as your heart and your emotions trying to peace it all together. Looking at all mental aspects and trying put it all together to understand yourself better. Maybe fixing things along the way. That is what i think when look at the inner eye now the outer one i get the sense of blindness and misunderstanding. Failing to see the truth which leads up to all the inner soul searching.

Mirrors and reflection.  Playing with the relationship between parts and the whole.

Makes me think of a successful manic person who has become famous/infamous for their work/misdeeds

My favorite.  Maybe socially defined "disabililties" aren't disabilities at all...

When any part of yourself is hidden or unacknowledged the whole self is limited in every way. Self acceptance means not only acknowledging the less desirable parts but also allowing every aspect of the self to realise its full potential.

Strength emerges from disability, disability from strength.

Part of recognizing and admitting one's disabilities is that it simultaneously helps one recognize and share one's strengths. Perhaps they can also be one and the same.

The dawning of a new perspective of self and the world, and an acceptance of one's strengths and weaknesses. The road to a unified self.

When we open ourselves up, share the "bad" with the world, we are more able to share the good too. Suddenly, we can be whole, and truly allow others to see the full, robust people we are.

Waking up and really seeing yourself for the first time.

This image raises the concept of self-image to me. Is who we see ourselves on the inside/in our eyes to be who we "really" are? How is the perception of self influenced, or distorted, by our environment, our culture, our experiences, our own self? Who gets to define disabilities and strengths?

Yep, what one does less well can be the source as well of what one does better. A new eye, through which to see the world ... and by seen by it. Encouraging direction for further thought.

(posted for a friend)

Always seeing from two viewpoints.