LXXXVI (86) The Mind
Maybe it’s all in our minds, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t real. What’s the difference between reality and what we perceive? Perception is the lense through which we perceive reality, and reality is defined as “what actually is.” But we don’t actually know “what is.” It’s a question.
Granted, sometimes our perception can be way off from what probably is, especially when it comes to our assumptions about what others think about us. Especially when we assume people are out to get us, or spending a lot of time thinking negative things about us. Most of the time people are too busy dealing with their own insecurities to spend that much time thinking about our shortcomings. And maybe, there are people who wish us ill, but we should probably stay away from them. Both in real life, and especially in our minds. Because it’s all the mind.
Reality. What is. A lot of psychologists say perception isn’t reality, but it can become a person’s reality, and that there’s a difference. But how do we know “what is”? Through our perception, and through a scientific lense. But science can only explain and analyze the scaffolding, what’s underneath is turtles all the way down. The more we learn, the more questions we have. When what we really want to know is, what is the secret to life, and how can we make this life mean something. And the answer? Well that’s different for each of us, but I think it has to do with the mind. We can choose what we want to believe. We can choose to believe in a world governed by love, or we can choose to only see the negativity. Is the glass half full or half empty? Which one makes you feel better? For me it’s drinking the water with gratitude, and then meditating on what I want to fill it up with next, and also thinking about how I can bring water to those with empty cups.
Or maybe that’s just a story I’m telling. Maybe it’s all in my mind. But thoughts become things, and these thoughts are now words, and if you are reading this and are feeling even just a little bit brighter with your outlook. Then maybe this story works. Seek stories that fill you up with light, and spread the word.
