Can't see the wood for the trees.
A phrase you may have heard or read many times before. What does it really mean? Most people would say that it describes the person who cannot see the details in the big picture, but I'm suggesting that it goes further than that. To me, it describes the wealth of opportunity that surrounds all of us in everything around us. Most people see what passes by them on the T.V., in their newspaper, their Facebook timeline, as they people-watch in the shopping centre, etc. What they don't... Read more