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The Power of Perception

**This is a write up of my thoughts about how I ultimately how you act on it or react to it. Happy
see life, people, how I view, assume things – that or sad, exciting or dull, challenging or defeating,
ARTICLES is “my perception” you interpret every moment you spend in the

Starting with the famous words of Douglas world. And your world is what your mind says
Adam about Perception- “Everything you see or it is. So, ultimately your thoughts, beliefs and
hear or experience in any way at all is specific behaviours all exert the most powerful influence
to you. You create a universe by perceiving it, so on your perception of your life.
everything in the universe you perceive is specific Everyone has bad days, but if you find yourself
to you.” caught in the cycle of bad days, then you have
Things are not at all the same as they look to to take the decision to change your perception
us. Life really does not work according to our of that. This means changing your thoughts,
perceptions. Life works on reality and practicality. beliefs and behaviours. Going from a negative
The fault is not in me, you, or anyone around us. perspective to a positive one costs nothing.
The fact is that we are so much caught up in Being able to visualise beyond where you are
stories that they make things messed up in life. and see where you would like to be only takes a
We must focus on perception of creating a new few minutes. Though you have to choose to do
reality and not the reality into fairy-tale or stories. this, rather than stay where you are. This is where
Like an illusion, our mind attempts to fill in the perception plays an important role in one’s life
details of something; it either thinks it already and this is what is called “Power of Perception”.
knows or does not quite understand. A person Perception therefore depends upon your inner
makes opinion about everything but does not energy that is when the energy is flowing high,
want to face or accept oneself. This is the bitter your perception remains positive towards life. No
matter what situation you perceive, but if if
truth of life; that we want to change our thought &
truth of life; that we want to change our thought & matter what situation you perceive, but
life without facing the fact of life. your energy slips down, any situation
your energy slips down, any situation
We are very familiar with the question about
you think over, you will notice the
We are very familiar with the question about you think over, you will notice the
the glass often asked in interviews- the glass is loophole out of it. There is a right time
the glass often asked in interviews- the glass is
loophole out of it. There is a right time
for everything or say right moment
half-filled or half-empty. This is what is called
half-filled or half-empty. This is what is called for everything or say right moment
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and willingness to see things differently. and things happen smoothly. But, for
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and willingness to see things differently.
and things happen smoothly. But, for
Perception and Expectation go hand in hand,
Perception and Expectation go hand in hand,
Per ception and Expectation go hand in hand, some reason, if the moment is
some reason, if the moment is
and both cannot give satisfaction in life,
and both cannot give satisfaction in life,
not right, even to get the little
and both cannot give satisfaction in life, not right, even to get the little
i.e., either you expect things, or you make
work done, it seems like a
i.e., either you expect things, or you make work done, it seems like a
i.e., either you expect things, or you make
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your opinion about it. I read somewhere;
whole lot of struggle.
your opinion about it. I read somewhere; whole lot of struggle.
your opinion about it. I r
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they expect or make someone else more conclude that perception is
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they expect or make someone else more
the battlefield of the mind.
important than their own life.”
important than their own life.” the battlefield of the mind.
Perception is not about what happens, Control your mind to win.
Control your mind to win.
Per
ception is not about what happens,
Perception is not about what happens,
it’s about what you’re paying attention
it’s about what you’re paying attention
it’ s about what you’r e paying attention Nidhi Suri
to and the way you interpret that and
to and the way you interpret that and
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