Cindy Blank – Spiritual Optometrist

Vision. When I was younger, I prided myself in my 20/20 vision. And then one day, I noticed I had to squint to see street signs while driving. I got my first pair of prescription glasses and I was quite happy about all the clarity and sharpness. Alas, a few years later, the squinting returned and I had to get a stronger prescription. And now, well, it is a yearly trip to the optometrist for yet a stronger prescription. I can actually get by without glasses, but there is a slight fuzziness around the edges of everything. Even though I see fuzzy things, I know they are not, in reality, fuzzy.

Unity is my Spiritual optometrist’s office. Once a week, I get to focus in with the lenses of my choice to clearly see what has been in front of me all along. That nagging feeling I have all week that something is not right is really just the fuzziness in my mind. My impatience with someone happens when I mistakenly look through a blurry lens. A slight adjustment (stop, breathe, meditate) and I see the truth. Impatience does not actually correct anyone else’s behavior, but changing the way I look at a situation may change my behavior. My challenge has been to carry clarity with me on a consistent basis, in between “office visits.” Kitty put it well in her message Sunday, saying that we strive to “hone our human vision into a spiritual one.” And that, my friends, is why I attend Unity every Sunday – to refocus my attention and my vision with the help of Kitty, my Spiritual Optometrist!

Cindy Blank

Board Secretary

Share this post…

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

More To Explore

Blog Post

The Blessing Circle of Thanksgiving

With the arrival of Thanksgiving this week, it’s traditional to be thinking about what we’re grateful for. When my parents were alive and hosted the

Blog Post

“Ticking” (TKN)

I was all set to write an early message focused on Thanksgiving, but Kitty got to me this morning with her message.  So, I’m changing