Shift Your Perspective

There is a shift in consciousness that is essential to religion. It is the shift—conversion if you will—from a world-centered perspective to a God-centered perspective. It involves a letting-go of passing things in this world and resolutely clinging to God alone. That means even letting go of relationships—even the best and most intense. Mind you, I don't mean this in the literal sense, but, if I can put it this way, in the

attitudinal sense, “as if” they were not all defining.

We are not to make the things of this world all important. We are not to be sad or happy but we are to understand that worldly happiness or unhappiness ultimately doesn’t matter. The meaning you give to the events in your life determines the experience you receive from them. In other words, life doesn’t happen to you, it happens through you. Instead of seeing money, success, fame, power, and pleasure as ultimate goods, see them as nothing compared to the grace of God. Instead of living as though worldly success were ultimate, live as though the things of this world don’t matter at all. In a word, change your mind, and see things from the perspective of God.

Everything in life is essentially neutral. The only meaning it has is the one we give to it by how we define and label our experiences. When we realize that every experience we have is an opportunity to learn more about ourselves and others, life becomes more enjoyable and much less stressful.

Quote: “We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned in order to enjoy the life that is waiting for us”- Joseph Campbell.