Have You Ever Wondered How Perception Affects Reality?

Written by: Lynn Lessell, Executive Contributor

Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.

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Our perception of something is our interpretation or understanding of a situation, person, or thing. Perspective is our point of view, what we believe something means and results in how we see ourselves, others, and everything around us.

Perception, perspective, reality…sometimes it’s just not black and white.

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see”. ‒Henry David Thoreau

Regardless of what we see and what it makes us believe, each of us is interpreting different things making it difficult at times to know what reality may be.

How can we gain clarity on what is? Mindfulness and heedfulness can be helpful.

When we’re mindful we’re paying attention to our emotional and physical senses, and what we feel. Heedfulness is also important so we pay attention to others and how they feel, as well.

“When you look at a field of dandelions, you can either see a hundred weeds or a hundred wishes…” ‒ unknown

If our perceptions reflect a negative bias “a hundred weeds”, “we may be filtering out the positive aspects of a situation, while magnifying the negative and imagining the absolute worst” (Compassionate Integrity Training, Life University 2020).

Sometimes there may not be an absolute right or wrong answer and the confusion might cause a cloudy image of what seems real.

So, when you’re not certain what you see, how might you want to focus attention and awareness on figuring it out?

Have you ever considered alternative views of a situation and found yourself changing your mind about it?

What’s your perspective when considering planning some “ME” time?

How might you want to enjoy that “ME” time experience without uncertainty when others perceive it differently than you do?

When we’re mindful and heedful about scheduling some of that “ME” time, others can benefit in a variety of ways and that can positively affect everyone’s understanding of it.

“Experiences change Perception while Perspective changes Experiences. – Kunj R Atha”

So, what’s your perspective now about experiencing some “ME” time?

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Lynn Lessell, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine

Lynn Lessell is a certified health and life coach. Her journey through multiple traumas felt like a rollercoaster of anxiety, exhaustion, and guilt, which caused her to feel a loss of self. When she finally hit rock bottom, she realized something had to change so she could balance personal and business to love her life again. She’s known to her clients as the Identity Coach for helping them discover the secret identity that’s been buried deep within. She is CEO of Itz Why LLC where she helps career moms, like herself, that feel frustrated, exhausted, & guilty from being pulled in multiple directions, to take back control quickly, regain energy & time, and love their life again the way they want to. She is the author of the upcoming book Merging ME, creator of the Level It Up Program, “ME” Monday® and leader of a support group for professionals called Inner Power Partners currently in three cities.