It was during a photography workshop in 2001 when I first realized how much more there was to see than at first glance. I stood in a field of dying plants, not knowing what to photograph. The instructor saw my dilemma and advised me to get down on my belly and put my camera right in the middle of those plants. Looking through the viewfinder from this perspective, I discovered a whole new world.

There are times that we all feel the way I did that day - overwhelmed and helpless - not knowing what to do next, not seeing any possibilities. We can learn to see below the surface of our...