{"id":5806,"date":"2013-02-13T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=5806"},"modified":"2013-02-13T02:00:30","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T07:00:30","slug":"perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2013\/02\/perspective.html","title":{"rendered":"Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2013\/02\/Lincoln-perspective.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5807\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2013\/02\/Lincoln-perspective.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Thoughts are things.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">It is how you perceive life that creates your reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">You have the freedom of choice and with it you color your world.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Your choices are based on your perceptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Is the glass half full or half empty?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\"> Is the universe for you or against you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Are your perceptions accurate or are they biased because of your preferences?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">Whatever you think is true for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">It requires the same amount of energy to be positive as it does to be negative.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">What is your perspective?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">By using your discernment and wisdom, you are able to see the truth in the moment.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\">This allows you to make the best possible choices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">There is a well known story about three men who spent their lives quarrying rocks.\u00a0 When asked what they were doing, one replied, &#8220;Breaking rocks.&#8221;\u00a0 The second said, &#8220;Earning a living.&#8221;\u00a0 The third said, &#8220;Our team is building a cathedral.&#8221;\u00a0 Which of the three had the most job satisfaction?<\/span><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;If you think you can, or if you think you can&#8217;t, either way, you&#8217;re right.&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nHenry Ford<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhen you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nWayne Dyer<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOut of clutter, find simplicity.\u00a0 From discord, find harmony.\u00a0 In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nAlbert Einstein<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">smiles,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\"> \ud83d\ude42 Lee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\"> <em>The MEGA Coach<\/em><\/span><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/files\/2013\/02\/cathedral1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5811\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2013\/02\/cathedral1-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/9810.Albert_Einstein\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thoughts are things. 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