
{"id":1020,"date":"2023-01-19T21:04:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T21:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/?p=1020"},"modified":"2023-01-19T21:04:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T21:04:10","slug":"black-and-white-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/2023\/01\/19\/black-and-white-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Black And White Views"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1021\" src=\"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2015-08-16-036Brtn-5Cntrst36SdwlkfxgrssclnNRGS-OAM-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2015-08-16-036Brtn-5Cntrst36SdwlkfxgrssclnNRGS-OAM-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2015-08-16-036Brtn-5Cntrst36SdwlkfxgrssclnNRGS-OAM.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of us see the entire world in black and white.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of us see a world of color.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m not talking about literally seeing only black and white.\u00a0 As I understand it even people who are \u201ccolor blind\u201d actually see some color.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m talking about our perception of life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For some people it\u2019s all or nothing.\u00a0 My way or the highway. Right or wrong.\u00a0 Good or bad.\u00a0 There\u2019s no in-between.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For others life is about all the shades of gray in between the black and white and even more colors outside of that limited view.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where is your perspective in life?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you only see life issues as right or wrong?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is everything good or bad with no combination of the two?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you answer every question with a yes or no?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Or do you see the same decision as right in one instance but wrong in another?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there a combination of good and bad in everything?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you struggle sometimes to only answer with a yes or no?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>My view of life is mostly in bold, vivid colors.\u00a0 However, sometimes issues seem a little \u201cgray\u201d and occasionally even black and white.\u00a0 No question, it\u2019s either yes or no at times.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where is your perception of life on this scale?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is everything black and white for you? Right or wrong?\u00a0 Good or bad?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it always your way or the highway or do you sometimes compromise?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I would guess that most of us see life as a world of color but sometimes we can only view the black and white in a situation, that none of us are all one way or the other.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think about this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>As always, your comments are welcomed and encouraged.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To view a larger version of the featured image and to read the description\/back story click <a href=\"https:\/\/kathy-mcclellan.pixels.com\/featured\/crew-house-museum-b-w-kathy-k-mcclellan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here:<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify\">&nbsp; Some of us see the entire world in black and white.\u00a0 Some of us see a world of color. 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