“All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
When an event or crisis takes place you immediately try to figure out why it happened.
The problem is that the reasons you come up with are usually not accurate because they are filtered through your views of yourselves and your perceptions, which are based on how you feel at the moment.
When you feel good you interpret what happens in your life as good. When you feel bad, then events usually feel bad. The lesson is not to get attached to intrepretations. Things are never exactly as they seem.
Do not interpret events in your life on how you feel. Do not be attached to your initial perceptions. Try to be open to the gifts of life without reasons.
Of Lolly’s many awards and accolades, Lolly was designated a Top-50 Leadership and Management Expert by Inc. magazine. Huffington Post honored Lolly with the title of The Most Inspiring Woman in the World. Her writing has appeared in HBR, Inc.com, Fast Company (Ask The Expert), Huffington Post, and Psychology Today, and others. Her newest book, The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness has become a national bestseller.
Thomas Waterhouse
27. Sep, 2009
I think we interpret difficult or painful circumstances in a way that will protect us from being hurt by similar circumstances in the future. In doing so, we put others and ourselves into “boxes”, and this strangles dynamism and love from our lives. This is all adaptive if we live life on the “horizontal” plane of being. I try to live my life on the “vertical” plane of faith and when seeming hardship comes my way I say, “All is going the way of Love”.
Lolly Daskal
27. Sep, 2009
Thomas,
I love the concept. Living Vertical. It is a great practice. Thank you for your comment- I will cherish it.