<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Keep Perspective]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>This is the beautiful city where I live, as seen from the lake.</p>
<p><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/capitol.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="4968" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/keep-perspective/capitol/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/capitol.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,960" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="capitol" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/capitol.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/capitol.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4968" alt="capitol" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/capitol.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=768" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/capitol.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=768 1024w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/capitol.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/capitol.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/capitol.jpg?w=768&amp;h=576 768w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/capitol.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"   /></a>As I said, it&#8217;s a beautiful city.  The neighborhoods are beautiful, the campus is beautiful, the downtown is beautiful, the lakes are beautiful.  But the most beautiful view is from the lake.  And that&#8217;s a view many, maybe most, people never see.  I have only seen it a few times.</p>
<p>My point? Things look different from different perspectives.  If you&#8217;re having trouble at work, try looking at it a different way.  If you&#8217;re having trouble with an employee, or a patron, try looking at the situation from their perspective.  Is there another way to solve the issue than the only one you&#8217;ve been able to see, from <em>your</em> perspective?</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
]]></html><thumbnail_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/capitol.jpg?w=640&fit=440%2C330]]></thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width><![CDATA[]]></thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height><![CDATA[]]></thumbnail_height></oembed>