Choices and Perceptions

The only control or power that we really have in this insane world is what we choose and how we perceive any situation. We can choose to perceive through the eyes of love or through the cloud of fear. Gee, which way should we choose? Seems simple, doesn’t it? Well, our old conditioning has a lot to do with how simple and easy or difficult and perplexing this choice can be. The old agreements we have made with the people closest to us can feel very powerful and sometimes more daunting to overcome than at first glance.

We sometimes and really almost always need to get to a point in our lives where we are tired of choosing to be sad and victimized by ourselves. Then it comes down to having the will power to keep loving ourselves, no matter what. The old agreements and conditioning hold us back from being happy. New agreements must be made to treat ourselves with love and respect. This is where the power of our will must be used to overcome the old, overwhelming, and destructive feelings that we most likely learned in our childhood. Becoming aware of these powerful feelings that seem to control our lives is the first step. After that, we must choose just as powerfully to break those old agreements and keep choosing to love ourselves. This must be done over and over again until we are living from a place of love, instead of fear.