Perception is REAL.ity
Our perception determines how we [view, understand and experience] reality.
We don’t see with our eyes but our brain and create our own virtual reality that exists only in our minds.
We interpret the world around us through various lenses. Our upbringing, values, culture, race, nationality, age, religion and many other factors combine to determine how we see ourselves and the world around us.
“Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have!”
Matthew 6:22-23 MSG
Our eyes are windows. We see through them rather than with them.
Learning to live with eyes wide open
Self-examination and humility allow us to become aware of our ideas, thoughs and perceptions through which we view, interpret and respond to the world and those around us.
We must become aware of what is on our mind and what we choose to focus on as our thoughts determine our destiny.
“The ultimate freedom we have as human beings is the power to select what we will allow our minds to dwell upon”.
Dallas Willard
Exodus 