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[at-l] Perception/Quote
- Subject: [at-l] Perception/Quote
- From: janl2 at mindspring.com (Jan Leitschuh)
- Date: Wed Jan 12 07:04:49 2005
> or a discussion would ensue by the "AT Community") (what a joke)...
Not to pick on Roks, because this is a human condition and I need to
hear this again as much as anybody, but we DO play a role in creating
our own reality. I'm not particularly religious (tho I respect anyone
actually living their creed of mercy, and not just mouthing empty
words), but I have observed that "as ye sow, so shall ye reap" appears
to be natural law, just as real as gravity.
Our expectations, the "story" we tell ourselves, do/does affect our
perception of reality. Just look at thruhikers.
If one believes the AT community to be a joke, then all that will be
observed is failures and inconsistencies. If one believes the
community to be supportive and life positive, again, so it shall seem.
Perception is selective. Its seems to me, its alot about choice.
Just a good quote (below) to chew on that came across my desk this
morning:
"...to make sense of our experience by creating a story is an
essential human characteristic, and whatever story we tell at a given
time reflects our level of consciousness. At one point we may tell a
story of victimhood or revenge, and later one of compassion and
empowerment.
It is the exercise, moment to moment, of free will, of doggedly
looking for beauty, joy, and possibility, that offers us the greatest
hope for generating stories that will contain the creativity and
inspiration we need to solve otherwise insurmountable challenges."
-- Nina Utne, UTNE Reader, May-June 2004, page 6
What story will we tell ourselves today? Hmmm?
ThereWasA"Not-So-Old"LadyWhoLivedInAShoe...
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