How You Perceive Life is How It Shows Up

What you focus on expands

Thomas Oppong

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Artwork: Improvisation 19 by Wassily Kandinsky/Public domain

“Life can show up no other way than that way in which you perceive it.” — Neale Donald Walsh

How you perceive life is the only way it can manifest to and for you.

In other words, your beliefs, thoughts, and perceptions shape your experiences and reality.

Our beliefs are often unconscious, but they have a powerful influence on our trajectory in life.

For example, if you believe that life is unfair and that things never go your way, you may only see negative experiences and setbacks in your life.

If you believe life is full of opportunities and abundance, you are more likely to see and recognise opportunities for growth and success.

I can’t stress this enough. You have the power to shape your own reality by choosing your thoughts and perceptions.

Perception shapes reality.

But the perception of reality is not necessarily objective or accurate. “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one,” Albert Einstein said.

Your past experiences, beliefs, and biases can influence how you perceive events and people. Therefore, it’s important to…

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Thomas Oppong
Thomas Oppong

Written by Thomas Oppong

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