Perspective and Owning our own Minds

Perspective and Owning our own Minds

I had time to get some mental space to think again this morning whilst walking.

I started to think about how our #perceptions & #interpretations can make us all see things very differently and the phrase; “We don’t see things as they are; we see them as we are” came to mind.

Its a saying attributed to the prominent writer Ana?s Nin.

It’s very true, our preconceptions can dramatically alter the way we perceive the world. ??

We cannot see things as they are, for we are compelled by a necessity of nature to see things as “WE ARE”.

We never can get rid of ourselves.

I do think we are all susceptible to being “blinkered” depending upon how we’re “receiving” our information about situations and the world.

After all, we only know what we know, once we’ve researched something, we still only have the information we found to make up what we try to grasp as a holistic picture.

Over the years the media has, with its own narratives (and still today) successfully “changed” people’s perceptions.

It’s not really a secret that we all see, feel, smell and hear things differently. If you have ever sat through a course in philosophy, you know that our perception of what is “real” is based not on what something actually is, but what we say it is.

Seeing:

Organisers see chaos and believe organising is the answer. A plan is an obligation.

Mercy-showers see pain and believe in comfort.

Teachers see ignorance and put confidence in education.

Helpers see need and frustration and jump in to lend a hand.

Expediters see delay and find ways to speed things up.

Visionaries see stagnation and need to try new things. A plan is non-obligatory.

Doers see projects and plan the path forward.

You expect others to be like you. Your answer ‘should be’ everyone’s answer, it’s not:

To a pusher, the answer is pushing.

To a mercy shower, the answer is compassion.

To the compassionate, the answer is joining hands and working together.

To the administrator, the answer is a sequence of steps.

To the expediter, the answer is high expectations combined with rewards and punishments.

To the teacher, the answer is opening minds.

To the visionary, the answer is moving forward. Plans are nice but not necessary.

Sins:

To an organiser, the ultimate sin is disruption.

To the visionary, the ultimate sin is staying the same.

To the creative, the ultimate sin is repetition.

To a person who develops talent, the ultimate sin is telling people what to do.

It’s a challenge to self reflect and look beyond the limitations set by yourself, society and your surroundings.

Questioning and checking information can be hard work sometimes but who wants to live within the limited boundaries that someone else sets for you??

Accurately understanding the cognitive and effective perspective of others will generally result in positive outcomes.

By influencing how messages are phrased and therefore received; either through genuine or poor interpretation, either reduces or increases misunderstandings and distortions of the truth.

Perspective-taking is the neglected secret of constructive problem solving, negotiations, conflict resolution, higher-level cognitive and moral reasoning, and most other aspects of human interaction; essential for building and maintaining constructive relationships.

Working on facts and clarity of the truth brings us a “perspective” that serves to empower us in our lives, not work against us limiting our thoughts and journey.

The most empowering thing we can do for ourselves is to take responsibility and own our mind and thoughts.

Your mind belongs to you, as does your life.

Nurture it with truth and positivity.?