Post by caressa on Apr 16, 2010 13:50:11 GMT -5
THE WAY WE SEE IT
The eye doctor instructed her patient to read a chart on the wall.
He looked at it and read, "A, B, F, N, L and G."
The doctor turned the light back on and wrote in her notebook.
"How'd I do, Doc?" the patient wondered.
She replied, "Let's put it this way ~ they're numbers."
"But Doc," he argued, "this is the way I see it!"
Much of our happiness or unhappiness is a result of our perception.
"This is the way I see it," we say, at least to ourselves.
A problem can be a challenge that energizes me to action
or an obstacle that stops further progress.
"This is the way I see it."
A new situation can be fearful or fun.
"This is the way I see it."
A busy day can be cause for gladness that life is full and useful,
or it can be a reason for me to complain.
"This is the way I see it."
An unexpected intrusion can be a source of irritation that my
agenda was interrupted, or it can quite possibly be the
most important thing I encounter that day.
"This is the way I see it."
An error can be the beginning of a new learning or an occasion to berate myself.
"This is the way I see it."
Holidays can be times of anxiety and stress or times to seek solitude and contentment.
"This is the way I see it."
It's not always about what is happening to me ~
it's about the way I see it.
Marcel Proust observed that "the real voyage of discovery lies
not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."
It's the way we see it.
Source Unknown to me originally posted on The Eagle and the Wolf
The eye doctor instructed her patient to read a chart on the wall.
He looked at it and read, "A, B, F, N, L and G."
The doctor turned the light back on and wrote in her notebook.
"How'd I do, Doc?" the patient wondered.
She replied, "Let's put it this way ~ they're numbers."
"But Doc," he argued, "this is the way I see it!"
Much of our happiness or unhappiness is a result of our perception.
"This is the way I see it," we say, at least to ourselves.
A problem can be a challenge that energizes me to action
or an obstacle that stops further progress.
"This is the way I see it."
A new situation can be fearful or fun.
"This is the way I see it."
A busy day can be cause for gladness that life is full and useful,
or it can be a reason for me to complain.
"This is the way I see it."
An unexpected intrusion can be a source of irritation that my
agenda was interrupted, or it can quite possibly be the
most important thing I encounter that day.
"This is the way I see it."
An error can be the beginning of a new learning or an occasion to berate myself.
"This is the way I see it."
Holidays can be times of anxiety and stress or times to seek solitude and contentment.
"This is the way I see it."
It's not always about what is happening to me ~
it's about the way I see it.
Marcel Proust observed that "the real voyage of discovery lies
not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."
It's the way we see it.
Source Unknown to me originally posted on The Eagle and the Wolf
How true! Asking for a new outlook and understanding, looking for an open mind and heart and the ability to see things as others see it. Even when I can't, learning to respect where they are at and knowing that it is okay to disagree or have a different point of view.
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.