You see what you believe

     We are all influenced by our beliefs. It's almost impossible not to be but is it possible to be blinded by your beliefs. I firmly believe it is. In our day-to-day life our brains see things as we except them to be. We ignore or overlook things that do not fit into our belief system. Different people will interpret a specific action in totally different ways, which is proven by listening to eyewitness reports from people watching the same event.

     Some people see kindness, tragedy, prejudice or compassion because they look for things that support their beliefs. If all you see is the negative, may be life experiences have sculpted your beliefs in a way that limits your expectations.

     Wouldn’t it be better to approach each day expecting it to be an education in life. It won't all be good or all bad but either way it will contain a valuable lesson. You can learn from the good and the bad. Knowing that beliefs can be changed, expanded or discarded will allow you to have better control of your future.

     Beliefs give you a picture of your expectations. If you don't like the expectations you see, change the picture to change the expectations. If you expect to be treated unfairly, you will likely act in a way that gets you that result.

     There is no magic pill that will put your life on the rode to success. It takes work. It’s not easy but by expecting and believing good things will happen, you become hypersensitive to noticing the good things. What's wrong with that? It’s not an answer to all your problems but if it gives your day a positive boost, isn’t it worth a try?

     Oh, don't worry about becoming naive to the negative things in the world, the 24 hours news reports will take care of that. "Just Saying...."