Perception

The Little Voice in Your Head – Friend or Foe?

Perception

Have you ever noticed “The Little Voice” inside your mind? To be clear, I don’t mean the whisper of intuition, although sometimes The Little Voice would like you to believe that’s what it is. No, I mean The Little Voice that sounds something like a TV voice-over providing a running commentary of opinions, beliefs, and judgments about your experiences, other people, and especially about yourself. It judges what’s good, bad, acceptable, unacceptable, believable, or ridiculous. The Little Voice often determines what you are willing to accept and especially about what you decide to reject.

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The Problem With Problems

Motivation

Wherein We Ask A Two-Part Question and Divulge 3 Secrets. Most of us believe that if we have problems, there must be something wrong. If not with the problematic person or situation, then maybe just life in general. Or maybe we think the problem is us because we are flawed. It must be family patterns, something in our past. Nearly everyone harbors a dearly held belief that “if only” I had that person, that job, fame, respect, money, love, (fill in the blank) – if only things were different, if only I were different – then I wouldn’t have any more problems.

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The Magic of Seeing Something in a New Way

Perception

I love the metaphor of looking through a kaleidoscope. Mundane objects suddenly become incredibly beautiful. More importantly, it only takes the tiniest flick of the wrist to create an entirely different picture. In an earlier post I wrote about the concept of trim tabs – those tiny rudders that help huge ships change course. Today I want to give a few examples of the power and joy of seeing things in a new way.
When we change our point of view, it can be astonishing how different our experience can be.

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