Things are as they are A collection of many facts shifting with time From which we form our perceptions and mind
Perceptions are made by what we make from what we know They determine how we think and grow
Perceptions change as we change Some contract, others expand. Some swell with the positive Others shrink with the negative Some are open ended others closed It all depends on how we are poised
The perceptions we have lead to decisions The decisions we make lead to actions The actions we take bring results we then call reality. Our reality, as we perceive it to be
And what about the way we think? Well, here is a perception That comes out of simple detection: Our body consumes food to survive,
From which we get the energy to be alive.
Our brain, much the same, has its own food
Not physical, it must be understood.
Thoughts, ideas, pictures and such
Are the brain’s delight…if we don’ feed it junk!
Our culture is hard and demanding, While growing perceptions meant to be soft and allowing. The two must live in harmony Else we cannot proceed from where we are currently.
The hard and demanding seeks mostly for quantity While the soft and allowing yearns for quality Finding the balance of them both Is the way for real business growth.
…A short story
Two men were lying in adjacent beds in a hospital room Each one had a leg amputated
One bemoaned his fate While the other considered his next step Both physically the same But Oh, so different in their brain It’s perception you see That will dictate how we will be
One hobbles on to a new future The other laments what he no longer has. Perceptions and attitude travel together As birds of a feather flock together
Putting it all into perspective
Our ability to produce, analyze and react Depends on how we perceive the facts Are we able to separate fact from fiction Or will we suffer the wishful-thinking affliction
We are in times of change Where nothing stays the same Individuals, companies must update To keep up with the times And not lag behind.
Perceptions will reveal the next step Out of which will come the very best.
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