To Perceive and Achieve

In reality, there are many ways to perceive situations. In the past, it has been my routine to look at people and see the goodness in them, or as some would have it, the essence of the divine.

Now, there is a particular enigmatic style to this that portrays me as someone who has always looked at the bright side of things, looking through rose colored glasses, giving the benefit of the doubt and most recently, playing devil's advocate. Mostly to my detriment. Most people are good and well-meaning, albeit short sighted. Some, however, are not out there to help humanity or improve society, but are here only serving themselves. They too contain the essence of the divine. They provide opportunities to learn and lessons for the rest of us. Enough, already.

The rose glasses have been replaced by some that are more realistic - perhaps pink. and as they say, hindsight is 20/20. Hence, my perception of people, things, and situations is changing, and hopefully my ability to achieve will shift as well.

Some general observations today:

1. What appears to be, isn't necessarily what is. Said another way, "nothing is as it appears to be"

Everything shifts with perception and awareness. Being aware shows different sides of a situation. Objectivity arises, and sometimes one has the opportunity to see different levels of meaning and be-ing, and more choices or potential lines of action. Another axiom that goes well with this is, "if in doubt, ask". If you ask another for their perception, you will undoubtedly find that another aspect of the situation is illuminated. That's not to say that their perception or awareness is any better or worse, just different.

2. Be aware of what you can perceive. If you have had times when you have achieved what you can perceive, you may have an idea of what i am alluding to. For example: if you can perceive energy moving, be aware of where it goes and how you are affected/effected by it. Perceive if it is your energy and discern whether or not you want to play in that game. I have had the opportunity to perceive many different states of be-ing, and the gift to be able to achieve some of them. . . not an idle game without ramifications and responsibilities.

3. As the Dali Lama says, "know the rules, so you know how to break them properly".

There is a great sense of perception in this which would be the ability to know when to bend rather than break the rules.