When life gets blurry, change your glasses...

Its not the world that changes, 

it s how we see the world that does change.

When you change the way you look at things.

the things you look at change.

Wayne Dyer

We do not see things as they are,

we see things as we are.

Anais Nin

The same thing can be perceived 

differently depending on who is looking at it.

What we see depends on 

what we are looking for.

John Lubbok

The word exists as you perceive it...

Its not what you see but how you see it...

Its not what you hear but how you hear it...

Its not what you feel but how you feel it...

Rumi


When life gets blurry, dark or mundane,
change your "glasses":
your mindset
and your attitude towards life
and things will be all right.
Ziuzs

With ♥ for philosophy,
Ziuζs  

The equation of life

Great thanks to my Diplani for inspiring me to have the following thoughts after our chat:

Wherever we are and whatever situation we are experiencing,
not all the variables in the equation of life will be the same
* some might be positive
* some might be neutral
* some others might be negative

nor those variables will have the same weight
* some might be more important
* and some others will be less important

The variables could be there but their interpretation and how those affect our lives is only up to us. It's up to us to give them a meaning and measure their importance and hence their impact in our lives.

Meaning can be whether the variable is positive whereas measurement can be how positive is that variable is.

The variable is a fact but its definition is an interpretation and that depends on the person, his or her experiences in life, perceptions and current situation. It also depends how one wants to interpret it, how one wants to experience it and how one wants that to affect his/her life or those around him/hers.

Variables can be facts but we will give them their importance in our lives.

Hence, whatever the variables are, the result of the equation is made up by us. If we are experiencing a very sad situation we have the ability to find and interpret other variables as positive... Therefore, the equation of life will not deteriorate further but can move towards more neutral conditions.

Positiveness and negativeness are the two extremes. Human behaviour is also extreme in both environments... Too much positiveness may generate creation, passion or whereas too much negativeness can produce pain, sorrow, distraction or loneliness.

Behaviour, feelings and thoughts perform better in neutral situations where:

* Passion is a positive affinity of love and not a source of lust or vanity
* Freedom is a way individuals control their own actions and not a source of uncontrolled anarchy or imprisonment
* Trust is a source of confidence and protection and not a vehicle of lie coverage to flaw honesty or suspicion
* Dignity is self respect and respect of others and is not transformed to vanity or worthlessness or racism

Positiveness and negativeness will always exist in our own lives and the lives of others. There will always be problems around us as there will always be joy. Whatever the situation is, our core values are only visible and true in neutral situations. Our truthful values or beliefs can only exist in situations of balance. And it is only up to us how to adjust those variables and maintain our true honest self even when some extreme circumstances are found in our path of our life...making the equation of life to be balanced... neutral...harmonic...


With ♥ for philosophy,
Ziuζs  

Choice

Life is like a map  full of different paths & destinations. Each path or selection of  paths leads to a different journey which ends in a different destination. 

Each journey is a matter of choice. Some believe that a predefined choice track exists & that is usually called fate & some other believe that the journey is only the result of their personal preferences & selections.  Some others are inclined to believe that the journey is a combination of  both predefined & personal selections.

Some  journeys are perceived not so risky & their outcomes are usually known. Some others are perceived to be more risky/dangerous & their outcomes are usually not so known. These choices of journeys can give us:

* happiness or sorrow

* enjoyment or anger

* satisfaction or disappointment

* admiration or envy

* love or loathe

* desire or disgust
* trust or suspicion

* inclusion or isolation

* modesty or arrogance

* braveness or cowardice

Whatever the outcomes of a choice are it is up to each individual to control how much the result will affect us as a person or affect our life as a whole. Little moments of disappointment can make us appreciate the big moments of satisfaction but extensive moments of disappointment can even drive us into madness.

Positiveness as well as negativeness can be there in every choice & in every result but it all depends what we are inclined to look for & how we will "weight" it. For some people the same results might be an opportunity but for some others might be an obstacle or a problem. Since positiveness is also a choice why not choosing having it? The outcomes will definitely be inspiring for  us & to those around us...


With ♥ for philosophy,
Ziuζs