We think how we choose to think, (with the exception of people operating with serious mental or emotional illness) which causes us to live life as we view it through the lens of our perception. This can be an amazing catalyst for good things and it can also be a stifling trap composed of limiting beliefs. With some obvious exceptions, we are often just as free as we choose to be.
For the addict this can also mean that as our perceptions shifts, we shift into different mental obsessions. For me, this often translates into obsessively expecting the very worst to happen in a given situation - my default is to expect that and if I am not careful I will rapidly make myself and everyone around me miserable as a result. I almost without fail choose to immediately view myself in the worst possible light and as the lowest common denominator that ties together my reality. I then have to make the conscious choice to shift out of this perception of myself into the truth, which is that I am complete- worthy of good things and capable of being a light in this world. There is beauty within me that I can accept when I choose to witness it.
My perception is the color of the lens through which I choose to view the world. If I choose, I will see darkness, hatred, indifference and a place not worthy of redeeming. I can choose to see a million fake Facebook & Twitter crusaders who take no real action elsewhere and a billion more live bodies whose actions only perpetuate the horrors of hatred, ignorance and violence. The sad truth is that I often do only see the world this way and with this view comes soul-crushing hopelessness. There isn't much I can understand and almost nothing I can bring myself to love.
I can also choose to see the world for what it can be if people can become enlightened to the beauty and the power within themselves. I can choose to see the wonderfully generous spirits taking unnoticed actions every day to bring love to their fellows. I can see the world and all the souls within it as possessing brilliant and beautiful light and radiating it to all those who are willing to embrace it. I can see a world worth believing in and a world that is worthy of being loved. I can choose to see the best (or the worst) parts of myself in the world around me. I find that my reality is most often a reflection of my self-perception; if I can change the way in which I see myself, I can change the way I perceive the world around me.
Your perception is yours. How will you choose to shape it, and consequently shape your world, today?
For the addict this can also mean that as our perceptions shifts, we shift into different mental obsessions. For me, this often translates into obsessively expecting the very worst to happen in a given situation - my default is to expect that and if I am not careful I will rapidly make myself and everyone around me miserable as a result. I almost without fail choose to immediately view myself in the worst possible light and as the lowest common denominator that ties together my reality. I then have to make the conscious choice to shift out of this perception of myself into the truth, which is that I am complete- worthy of good things and capable of being a light in this world. There is beauty within me that I can accept when I choose to witness it.
My perception is the color of the lens through which I choose to view the world. If I choose, I will see darkness, hatred, indifference and a place not worthy of redeeming. I can choose to see a million fake Facebook & Twitter crusaders who take no real action elsewhere and a billion more live bodies whose actions only perpetuate the horrors of hatred, ignorance and violence. The sad truth is that I often do only see the world this way and with this view comes soul-crushing hopelessness. There isn't much I can understand and almost nothing I can bring myself to love.
I can also choose to see the world for what it can be if people can become enlightened to the beauty and the power within themselves. I can choose to see the wonderfully generous spirits taking unnoticed actions every day to bring love to their fellows. I can see the world and all the souls within it as possessing brilliant and beautiful light and radiating it to all those who are willing to embrace it. I can see a world worth believing in and a world that is worthy of being loved. I can choose to see the best (or the worst) parts of myself in the world around me. I find that my reality is most often a reflection of my self-perception; if I can change the way in which I see myself, I can change the way I perceive the world around me.
Your perception is yours. How will you choose to shape it, and consequently shape your world, today?
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