Challenge Your Perceptions

It has been quite a week. My Mom celebrated another birthday, yeah! Got new replacement windows in my house, yeah! There's a nasty little head cold going around, boo. And, Tuesday was election day, yikes. How was your week? Long, tiring, happy, fly-by???

My was mainly tiring. I got the darned cold. And...

I am frustrated by the elections. I just don't get it. I don't get how so many people see things so differently. Actually, I do understand the basis of perception, but, it still just makes me shake my head. Perception or not, facts are there to help create clarity. For some reason though, many people are more compelled to believe emotional rantings, fabrications, incomplete data, skewed data and out and out lies. So often, we simply believe what we want to believe.

We could take a few lessons from the Vulkans. Put on those pointy ears and critical thinking caps and make better choices. But, we are not Vulkans. We are emotional beings who consistently mis-interpret, misunderstand and mistake the world around us.

This does not apply only to politics. Every day provides the opportunity to get it wrong or get it right. In the end, who will know who is right or wrong? How does it all get sorted out? We must each take stock of our emotions and look for the truth. We must make sure to collect all information and discern using the power of critical thinking. Ask questions. Dig deeper. Avoid group thinking and 'sales pitches'. Find the truth!

It takes work to challenge our perceptions. It is worth it.