“Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change.” ~ Wayne Dyer
Ever since my mom heard Wayne Dyer say it she has repeated it to me over and over.
There were times I had no idea how to see something differently, and it’s possible my response to her wasn’t very friendly because I was so frustrated I didn’t feel warm and fuzzy inside.
Seeing things differently is a skill.
You have to work at it.
You have to be able to face your hurt feelings, understand what assumptions you’ve made, what assertions you are making, and then let all of it go so you can open up your mind to how things could have been different.
Every situation holds choices. You can make better choices when you can see different angles.
When you have new choices, it feels like the whole world has opened up again.
There is light.
You feel different.
You understand things different.
And the things that used to bring you misery, now bring you hope.
When you feel bad about something, it’s likely that it’s because of the shadow your lens is casting.
Out of all the skills I’ve learned through my journey, this one makes the biggest changes the fastest.