And that we should accept and embrace it in full, regardless of whether it’s pleasant or unpleasant.

View From Above: The Life-Changing and Humbling Exercise The View From Above: The Life-Changing and Humbling Exercise

Low angle camera shots are a perfect camera angle for signaling superiority or to elicit feelings of fear and dread.The Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty are visible from this multiblock park, which has loaned its name to the adjacent neighborhood. You’ll find an elegant 19th-century mansion surrounded by meticulously groomed gardens, featuring abundant wildflowers and shady pergolas. The Stoic view from above can help us understand others, and in doing so, it can help us understand ourselves.

The View From Above - Stoa Conversations How to Practice The View From Above - Stoa Conversations

The building’s outdoor terrace takes you 65-feet into the sky making it the highest public balcony in NYC. However, there’s also the argument that it’s ultimately Pythagorean, like many of the other Stoic “exercises”. Written soon after the passing of her father, famed photojournalist John Shearer, "View From Above" transports the listener to that liminal space between sky and earth, where the light shimmers and mundane matters seem small and far away.The View From Above is a profound Stoic practice that can make many of us feel uncomfortable, but can also have a huge impact on the way we see the world, and our place within it. Go for sunset and you won’t be disappointed by the gorgeous silhouette of the city and the Triboro and Hellsgate bridges. Or for a more unique perspective, try viewing the skyline from the water, perhaps from a kayak (but save it for summer)? Tucked away in Central Park this whimsical Victorian Folly—a beautiful structure without a true purpose—was designed by Calvert Vaux, one of the park’s architects, in 1865.