The Eye of the Beholder

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- Ancient Greek Saying

We don't see things as they are,
we see things as we are.
- Anaïs Nin

The world will persist in exhibiting before you
what you persist in affirming the world is.
- Emma Curtis Hopkins

If you paint in your mind a picture of
bright and happy expectations,
you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.
- Norman Vincent Peale

We see what we expect to see.
If we believe the world to be violent and ugly,
we see violence and ugliness.
If we believe the world to be a gift,
we see rainbows, and butterflies, and smiles,
and hear babies cooing, and roosters greeting the dawn.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Even from the darkest night, songs of beauty can be born.
- Mary Anne Radmacher 

The quality of our lives is in the details, and in our points of view.

Today is your day to see the world through new eyes.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Your Choices Determine Everything

What You See

Choosing to Love Life
    

All Of Humanity Are Our Brothers And Sisters

Distance does not decide who is your brother and who is not.
- Bono

We must learn to live together as brothers
or perish together as fools.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Never succumb to the notion that others are less important
based on their place of birth.
All of humanity are our brothers and sisters.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The manifest universe is the body of God ...
all people are incarnations of the One Spirit.
- Ernest Holmes

Further reading: Unity in One Body and One Spirit

Respect the Right to be Different

All Brothers and Sisters
      

Around the Globe

Distance does not decide who is your brother and who is not.
- Bono

Never succumb to the notion that others are less important
based on their place of birth.
All of humanity are our brothers and sisters.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We must learn to live together as brothers
or perish together as fools.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

The manifest universe is the body of God ...
all people are incarnations of the One Spirit.
- Ernest Holmes

Further reading: Respect the Right to be Different

Unity in One Body and One Spirit

Appreciate Your Blessings

All Brothers and Sisters
      

The Eyes Choose

We don't see things as they are,
we see things as we are.
- Anaïs Nin

If you paint in your mind a picture of
bright and happy expectations,
you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.
- Norman Vincent Peale

The world will persist in exhibiting before you
what you persist in affirming the world is.
- Emma Curtis Hopkins

We see what we expect to see.
If we believe the world to be violent and ugly,
we see violence and ugliness.
If we believe the world to be a gift,
we see rainbows, and butterflies, and smiles,
and hear babies cooing, and roosters greeting the dawn.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: What You See

Your Choices Determine Everything

Choosing to Love Life
    

Choose the World You See, and See the World You Choose. -jlh

Choose the World You See, and See the World You Choose.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We don't see things as they are,
we see things as we are.
- Anaïs Nin

The key word is "choose." You have a choice about the perspective you take on life. See tragedy, and the world is tragic - see beauty, and the world is beautiful.

Further reading: I Say NO - I Say YES

Set and enforce your personal boundaries. - JLH

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illumines it.

How do You View the World?

Everything that can be invented has been invented.
- Charles H. Duell (Commissioner, US Patent Office, in 1899) [attributed]

Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?
- Harry Warner (of Warner Bros), 1927

640K ought to be enough for anybody.
- Bill Gates, 1981 [attributed]

For some of us, the world appears to provide only a fixed quantity of each resource - a limited amount of food, of money, of love, of success, of appreciation. In this world-view, each of us is in competition with each other human being for these limited resources. The way to gain more is to beat out others, to be the fastest, sharpest, hardest working - to get to the goal first and grasp the money, the stuff, the "best" romantic partner, the promotion, before anyone else. In this view, life has winners and losers, and one should strive to be a winner.

For others, life is unlimited. Their world expands with the generosity, compassion, inventiveness, and service that they contribute. In this world-view, money that is spent or given away returns multiplied. The more love that is given, the more love returns. The more a helping hand is given, the more hands are strengthened and empowered to help. In this view, we can help each other to all be winners. We can all have food, and jobs, and love, and happiness.

How do You View the World?

Further reading: Eleanor Roosevelt quote: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

The Paradox Of Living In The Moment - How To Be Happy Today And Prepare For Tomorrow

Standing in the inspiring vision of my future, I boldly take every step - large and small - with courage and intent - jlh

Martin Luther King, Jr. - Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.