18 From Reactivity to Responsiveness
We cannot see the world. We create our own world and then spend our lives believing it’s real and doing everything we can to defend it. Our version of reality isn’t true, but it is real for us.
– Seeing Clearly to Act Wisely
– Seeing the Familiar with New Eyes
– Clearing Our Filters
– The Pause That Refreshes
– When You Can’t Let Go
Seeing Clearly to Act Wisely
We all know the familiar maxim “Seeing is believing.” But this is not true. Believing is seeing. We can never see reality. We construct our personal version of reality, creating it over a lifetime from our biases, judgments, opinions, cultural imprints, beliefs, and experiences. It cannot be otherwise, but to work well together, we have to realize ...
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