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Believing is Seeing

by Estee Taschereau

Have you ever looked for something, searching high and low, only to find it was right in front of you the whole time? How often have you had this visual oversight caused by a feeling, or belief? I have a story to share with you about how easy it is to overlook what is right in front of us. Perception makes a difference in our lives.

Recently I shared a fun evening with a close, long time friend, enjoying a great desert plate as we played a friendly but competitive round of cribbage games. My friend is very good at the game, and rarely misses anything.

This time our games were all very close, with only a few point spread naming the winner. After our third game I suggested one more for a tie-maker, a little variation to the usual tie-breaker. This added a novel feel to the fourth and last game of the evening.

Now the pressure was on, much more in this game than in the prior ones. We stayed fairly matched about half way around the board, but then I managed an excellent hand and crib and shot ahead. The mood at the table dropped a little with this change in the game.

There were only a couple of hands left to the game. My friend counted her points, and surprisingly enough she missed two point making combination’s. She moved her peg, and I took the unclaimed points.

This was an unusual event, watching her miss not just one point giving combination but two of them. Yes, I know, she said, I had my attention on the card I threw away earlier in the game. Not only did she stay stuck on what she had lost, but she carried that feeling of loss into the hand she kept, and couldn’t see what was right under her nose.

The great part of our game is that its ending fit so closely into our conversations that evening. I brought with me a copy of my new book, Now is the Time to Believe, and one of the topics I cover is how easy it is to limit what we are able to see.

We are the editors of our world. We see what is most important for us to see, and sometimes get stuck looking in one direction while missing great things that are right under our nose. What exactly is important may be dictated by our ego, our need to win, or it might be swayed by our sense of what we deserve.

Seeing all that life has to offer is a choice, a privilege, and magical tool in life that gives us the opportunity to live a rich, fulfilling life. Seeing all that life has to offer gives us the stepping stones that lead us to new adventures, greater knowledge, and higher level understanding.

What do you see in your own life? Are you happy with the way things are, or do you sometimes feel that things are not flowing in your direction? When our mind is set in one direction it is difficult to see in a different light. But it is easy enough to turn this around, clear our minds, and find a new perspective.

Estee Taschereau is the author of Now is the Time to Believe, available in affordable e-book format at http://miraclesinyourday.com. Are you ready to bring more http://miraclesinyourday.com into your life? Open your eyes to a new perspective, and find the miracles that appear in your every day!

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