Sometimes life has a way of slapping you in the face and saying, "Wake up and see the reality!"  Yesterday was one of those days for me.  This was not my first reality smackdown day, of course.  I don't think this one was quite as profound as when my husband was run over by a truck while riding his bike 2 years ago, but it was significant nonetheless.

My oldest daughter graduated from fifth grade.  It suddenly occured to me, as I watched her accept her diploma looking so grown up, that now everything would be different.  I'd been perceiving her as a little girl, when in reality, she's a young woman.

It's during these times you realize you haven't been seeing things fully.  This is partially because you're seeing what you want to see. It can also be due to seeing what you're conditioned to see.   Either way, you're missing some of the pieces of the puzzle.  Then something snaps you out of it, and you understand that things have not been as they seemed.  You're noticing things you've never noticed before.

This happens to everyone to varying degrees.  Reality changes depending upon your perspective.  Perception is everything.  What's more real?  What's going on in the outside world, or what's going on inside of you?  Can what's going on inside of you effect what's going on in the outside world?  If the outside world can effect you, why shouldn't you be able to effect it in some symbiotic sense, especially based on the concepts of duality and balance?  Is reality what you perceive, or is what you perceive reality?

Until Next Time,
Danielle