Is There Truly a Difference Between Perception and Reality?

Pretend you are at a party and you see a handsome man. He is just the sort of man you like, so you want to go over. But at that precise moment he turns and looks at you with a clear "I'm not at all interested" look.
If you're like most people, you then made a beeline for the buffet and hung out there for the whole evening. You didn't mix, you didn't mingle. You just stood there feeling deflated, waiting for the evening to get done so you could go home and take off this dress- which was clearly a bad choice. Which was why he looked at you like that.
Now what you will never know is that Mr. handsome wasn't looking at you at all. He was in fact reacting to the sourness of the drink he had just taken a sip of. He was thinking he wanted to spit it out, but didn't want to offend the host.
Now suppose you were Mr. Handsome in this scenario. If you were, the truth is you never even saw this woman . You were too busy with what to do about your drink. But later at the buffet you saw her and you wanted to approach. But she was too aloof. She had that look. And you thought, why ask for rejection? So you didn't approach her.
Now if we look, both of these people in this story are 100% sure that they know 'reality.' They are sure that they know the very thoughts in each others heads. And that is the difference between perception and reality. And because of their beliefs, which they take as real, these two potential soul mates never even meet.
This kind of thing happens all the time, there is no doubt. We are all thinking that we know how it is and what is happening in others, or in the world at large. But how often are we wrong? How often do we go along, doing or not doing based on what we think- not even realizing that our thoughts are simply our own personal judgments, assessments, past experiences, and a boatload of firmly held beliefs.
Can you imagine how many opportunities we miss that we don't even know about?
Stay tuned to my articles as we explore the difference between perception and reality, and how you can get power in your life by setting your limiting beliefs and assumptions aside. The question will constantly be, "Do I really know what I think I know?" It is an engaging question, and one that can intrigue us forever with endless possibilities.

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For information about beliefs, perceptions and reality be sure to check out the blogs of renowned author, speaker, and Science of Being Expert Lorelei F at differencebetweenperceptionandreality and also at howtomanifestanythingyouwant

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