While they say “location” is everything in real estate, in the coaching and human potential world we say perspective is largely what determines our state of mind, our ability to find joy and to shape our life. We all know about the simplified metaphor of whether we perceive the glass as being half full or half empty. Yet, when it comes to perception, there’s a complex set of factors and dynamics that come into play, affecting the lens through which we see.
If we find ourselves in a challenging place on our life path, it may be good to take a distance from our circumstances to grasp the larger perspective surrounding this challenge. From such a greater perspective, we can remind ourselves that “this too shall pass”. From there we can also see the road we have travelled, the progress we have made and the resourcefulness we have tapped into. Paradoxically, dwelling in a larger perspective is also conducive to living more mindfully in the present moment which further contributes to releasing the tension that blocks the flow of positive happenstance. By pulling back to a greater perspective and creating more spaciousness in our minds, our desired intentions have room to engage universal intelligence which, in harmonious convergence with our creative genius, can effectively assists us to find our very next steps to our innermost desires and aspirations.
3 suggested habits of mind to develop:
- When you find yourself challenged, direct your mind to stay focused on the inner feelings and the mind state associated with the result you want to achieve rather than the outer limiting circumstances or obstacles. In his latest book Wishes Fulfilled, Dr. Wayne Dyer explains this important ability to cultivate and use subjective attention rather than objective attention.
- To better tap into your resourcefulness, remember to take a moment of reflection. By engaging your reflective faculties in the frontal lobes of your brain, through questions such as: what am I aware of right now? Where am I placing my attention at this time? What do I need to restore my optimal resourcefulness and peace of mind in this moment?
- By combining this reflective pause with deep breathing, you can alter the chemistry in your brain, replace angst with ease and flow and instill a sense of calm through your nervous system. As you release the grip in your mind on whatever obstacles you perceive in your way, you can at once feel an expansiveness that enables you to dwell in that larger perspective from which all solutions can manifest and go forward.
