I am inspired today by a chapter in Kevin Hall’s book Aspire: Discovering your purpose through the power of words where he introduces the words Sapere Vedere  (sah-PARE-ay veh-DARE-ay). Amazon link: https://amzn.to/2Eh2wQf This was the motto of artist/inventor Leonardo da Vinci. In his inspired way of looking at the world, da Vinci envisioned innovations that would not become reality for hundred’s of years. Sapere vedere was his secret tool: knowing how to see. For da Vinci, “believing is seeing,” not the other way around. According to Hall, “people with sapere vedere look forward as well as inward; they are capable of believing and seeing what others don’t.”

Sapere vedere combines hindsight, foresight and insight, so it’s three dimensional, just like my goal of seeing in stereo. My 3-D vision starts with hindsight: leaving the past behind while learning from it; foresight: looking ahead as I progress to my ultimate goal, and insight into the ways to arrive there. Then, as my two eyes work together as one, I achieve a single mindedness which propels me forward in my life vision.

My vision therapist told me he’s not giving up on me and we’re in this for the long haul. YES! Whatever it takes. Sapere vedere says if I can envision it, I can achieve it.