Do you need a new pair of glasses? Now, I don’t mean the kind of specs that you would buy at LensCrafters or Pearle Vision, but the non-physical ones that you see life and the world through.
The lenses that we see life through give us our perspectives, our views and our opinions on our observations. When we are seeing life through lenses that are not balanced, are dirty or smudged, are out of focus and not prescribed specifically for us, our whole outlook is distorted. When our outlook is distorted we are not able to perceive, view and form healthy opinions about life and the world as a whole. What lenses are you wearing?
Are you seeing life through lenses of sadness or anger? In which, no matter what happens, what experiences and interactions you have, what triumphs and accomplishments occur in your life, you just can’t seem to find joy in anything. You need new glasses of happiness and forgiveness so that you can free your heart and mind to still see the good even when times seem to be all bad.
Are you seeing life through lenses of fear? When new opportunities, relationships and blessing come your way, your first thoughts are how it’s not going to work, it’s going to fail anyway, or you’re too afraid to embrace them. You need new glasses of hope and courage in order to embrace the many opportunities that life is certain to send your way when you are open to them.
Are you seeing life through lenses of self righteousness? Do you think that you are always right and anyone that believes, thinks or sees life outside of your own belief systems is wrong? Are you forming your opinions or thoughts about someone before even truly hearing or getting to know them based on them being different than you? You need new glasses of openness, compassion and love so that you can see life from a new perspective without compromising your own, but possibly adding to it.
Often times we are wearing the glasses of others. Any good eye doctor will tell you that you should never wear glasses prescribed to someone else. Look inside yourself, and see what thoughts, false information or emotions could be distorting your vision. Be sure that you are not seeing life through the perspective others that may be passing on their twisted perceptions onto you.
This season, as we begin the shift into a new year with so much happening around us, take a moment to check your lenses. See if you wearing the proper specs to truly receive all the lessons, blessings and experiences that life has to offer to you through your visions, observations and interactions.
