Transforming Reality
The other day, I was trying really hard to remember a memory and something occurred to me.
I've forgotten a lot.
Isn't our personality partly derived from the memory of our experiences? Yet I don't remember everything. So, what my brain does decide to remember and how my brain decides to remember it really drives who I am today. I realized that I am so positive because I had no choice but to put a glossy coat over my experiences. To survive I had to escape and so I've always created my own reality. But right now I am coming out of that world and seeing myself and my past actions for what they were. I see the world what it is through its beauty and its flaws.
I have to say it's taking me time to adjust but at the same time all of this creative energy is flowing out of me. I am ready for a transformation. But, I want to continue to choose to see the beauty. I want to see the best in every person and every situation. I want to do that without being blind to what's really happening. I want to recognize and appreciate all that is beautiful and good while fighting against all that is ugly and bad.
All this talk about positive psychology and how we shape the universe with our thoughts makes sense to me now. We really do shape our reality and future by deciding what thoughts and memories to put our energy into. What we focus on shapes who we become. With every thought we are becoming more like or less like the person we wish we could be.
(06.04.2017)
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