There is a waterfall called The Cascades within walking distance of where I live. I was unaware of its existence for about the first six years that I lived in my current community. The first four years I lived in another neighborhood and would have had to go way out of my way to find it. I had been to three of the five or six ponds that are in the city, but I was absolutely clueless about the waterfall until a neighbor in my condominium building mentioned that she had stumbled across it when out walking her dog. Thus, I did not encounter The Cascades. Ah, what if I had turned left once and found the waterfall earlier? And, it took me some time after that to actually go find it. 
It is a place to go and sit to contemplate nature nestled in the midst of an urban area. The sound of the water cascading is comforting and clearing, although if there has not been much rain or snow melt it is more of a water slick than a fall. Even then, the space is a blessing because you can commune with the trees and listen to bird calls.
Despite this experience of not turning left rather than right for so long, I still seem to be taking the same walking and driving routes. I suppose that, in some cases, the routes I am taking are them most efficient or possibly the only way to get there from here. It would be good to use this experience to remind myself to every once in awhile to take a different route or even to take the route backwards so to speak if I am not walking to a specific destination.
Seeing things from a different angle could be the equivalent of turning left rather than right.
An example of this comes to mind. I was walking to the library one day and noticed that the leaves on the trees seemed rather dull colored rather than the usual brilliant fall colors. However, when I walked home the leaves were suddenly brilliantly colored with the sunlight shining through them rather than on them. Was this a turning left rather than right?
I took an art class for those who had not had a lot of experience with art several years ago. One of the other students was not happy with the piece she was working on. I suddenly had the thought that she should turn her art upside down or sideways and look at it again—I suppose you could say with fresh eyes. I suggested this, and she found that she liked what she saw when she turned her piece. Another example of turning left rather than right?
I suppose that the practice of looking at things from a different angle, i.e, turning left rather than right, can help us to solve problems, to resolve situations with others, to help us fit in tasks that we did not think we had time for, or to help find our way when we feel stuck or lost. The trick is to remember to turn left rather than right at least every once in awhile to achieve that new perspective.
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Kathryn Samuelson is an intuitive who channels messages from your angels and guides through spiritual or automatic writing. She is also a life coach certified by the University of New Hampshire through its Professional Development department. Kathryn does workshops based on the set of meditation cards and book called Opening the Heart: Meditations on How to Be that she created with her friend, Linda Lewis. For more information: http://www.kathrynsamuelson.com/, klsamuelsonATyahoo.com, or 781-799-7332
Other Blog Posts by Kathryn Samuelson: Giving Thanks, Nurturing the Ego, Letting Things Go, Real Energy Book Review, Living with Doubt and Uncertainty, Bardo - The Things In Between, Musings On Mindfulness, You Are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps, The Choices We Make, Beyond: Buddhist and Christian Prayers CD Review, Riding Out Irene: A Practice in Maintaining Balance,
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