9. The Awesome Power of Perception

Welcome to Musing Interruptus. What a difference a day makes. Can you think about all the changes that happen in just one day? Some are fundamental and life-altering, massive changes that shake you to the core. Other changes might be imperceptible, soft, gradual… not necessarily less life-altering. Today, it is all about perception and the awesome power behind it. How wonderful a problem can be understood in so many different ways, perceived from different places and through glasses, goggles, telescopes, sounds, touch, and smell. Intuition, too. Experience, as well. The way we see things is sometimes reduced to, a glass half empty, or half full. No sir, there is more to it, I want to know the chemical composition of the liquid contained in the glass. Madam, could you tell me if it is sweet? What if it is sour? You there! Did you know glass is also a liquid? How do you like that? How about approaching a problem as an opportunity? Growth is good. A problem gives you the opportunity to develop skills. Have you failed? Don’t be reductive! You have had an experience, you’ve learned a valuable lesson… you have had access to education. Oh, this is my favorite I think… you are always halfway there, as in, you will never reach the horizon. Thank you daddy... Are you aware of your horizon? Perspective can make or break you. Leave you feeling like a super person or slime. I wish it were as easy as decreeing, I am a superhuman, hear me roar! Like a lion, nay! A super lion! Perspective. At my lowest, I have had the benefit of people who offer a new perspective. A beloved uncle gave me a book the Family of Man, anticipating the catastrophe to come, long before I realized that something had broken. My father and mother explained the world, teaching me to put situations in perspective, to solve problems, and listen to my intuition… big girls do cry and kick-ass and become super lions. And… Teachers teaching teachers… all my teachers. A formal instruction on perspective. The strategies behind this change in perception are as varied and diverse as people who offer them. Among my favorites: conversation, sharing time, listening to the way other people see life, therapy, getting high on weed, esoterically, of course, getting high on life, as a policy, of course, friends offer a fine way of getting it done, and if you are lucky enough to have them in your life, listening to your parent’s perception. You see, when we talk about a situation, we have the opportunity to hear it outside of our minds. It's like reading our work aloud, which is a great way to spot mistakes. However, we all have blind spots, and we need others, people outside of the situation, external strategies to be able to identify our blind spots. I call this, with a little help from my friends. +Therapy is a great one, there is nothing like a professional to alert you to what you might not want to see. That which does not kill us, may in fact make us stronger, if we know how to let it. Apply the wrong strategy, i.e. ignoring an issue, and it will most likely make us weaker. The unexamined life… oh no. +Let us not forget the base of life, our foundational elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur. It’s chemistry Charlie Brown… Keep reading:  https://bit.ly/3t83ghL