dailydatewithgod

The eyes are our portal to our perception.  We tend to think because we see it with the naked eye that it is exactly what happened.  Yet, why is it that two people can be present at a situation and report seeing two totally different things?  What the eye sees may be the same but by the time the images enter the brain and attach to the words to express, they have gone through our brain and its filtering system.  That filtering system will then inform of which pieces were most important, etc.  This is why they say that eyewitness testimony is not as reliable as it sounds.  If we want to get a better idea of how we are perceiving things, then we need to get quiet.  We need to get in touch with our spirits and question the thoughts and ideas that come from our minds.  They are not bad or wrong, we simply need to take a closer look.  The beauty of having a pause between what happens and how we react to it is that it gives us a chance to take a closer look and to choose to act instead of react.  The reaction will come from our brains’ current patterns and grooves created at an early age.  Again, not a bad thing, but given that we are not in that same place or situation anymore, the reaction may no longer apply.  My prayer for you today is that you give yourself the gift of the pause so that you can draw closer to yourself and choose to act from the present moment.  Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen