Perception Reflection

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Perception is the lens through which we view our world, as well as interpret or reflect upon life events. I see my world as art –something benevolent and bigger than the mind can ever imagine or fully comprehend. Holding fast to this worldview enabled me to overcome one of the greatest obstacles that I had ever encountered in my life—one which I thought I would never get pass. It was an interesting day on March 4, 2015. I heard multiple voices and car door slams outside of the house. That is when my mom called me downstairs to inform me that my father had passed. This was very shocking news and almost instantaneously changed my perception on life itself! My grades dropped, my confidence was low, and I felt as if everything had been washed away in a tsunami of despair and hurt. However, I emerged with one central truth: The only thing that I need on this journey is faith.

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It is our thoughts or what is going on “inside of us” that assigns meaning to situations. According to Wayne Dyer, whether we perceive ourselves as living in a friendly or a hostile universe, determine the lens through which we view the world. Our thoughts and beliefs are often reflective of the lens through which we see the world. For instance, if our perception is that we can’t trust other people, then when something happens and another person lets us down, it reinforces this belief that people are not trustworthy. However, someone with a more benevolent worldview could experience the same event but decide that whatever the other person did was about his/her own beliefs and perceptions and the act had nothing to do with them, nor was it targeted towards them. This latter perception allows you to make a conscious choice to respond rather than react to life events. It also enables the individual to maintain control of his/her own

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