Communicating the Interpretation of the Perception

What we see in life, all around us, we oftentimes see what we want to see and close our eyes to those things we don't want to see. Of course, this is an obvious observation on my part, but it is true. How we see things can either be interpreted to be right or wrong, depending on what we were taught to believe. For instance, we were all afraid of the dark at one point in our lives, especially when we were children. Our parents would tuck us into bed, say goodnight and turn off the light. Minutes later, lying in the dark, hearing errie sounds, we would call out for one of our parents. They would come in and 'save' us from the 'monster under the bed'. As we grew older they would tell us that there is no reason to be afraid of the dark. There was nothing there. As we grew even older, we found out they were right. Our perception of the dark created moments of fear in us that we interpreted to be 'scary monsters in our closets'. Such in now not the case.

The old adage is, "I won't believe it unless I see it." Well, in my field of expertise, I can tell you that I see because I believe. What I believe would have to be classified in the category of paranormal phenomenon. More specifically, spiritual phenomenon, such as haunted houses, ghosts, spiritual communications, etc. This field of investigation is sometimes seen as the 'unwanted half-sister' of the psychology field. More specifically, parapsychology is a field of investigation that once was shunned by 'mainstream' scholars and educators of our day.

Perception is the 'act of seeing' and we see a lot in our lives, sometimes more than we want to. How we interpret those things oftentimes causes us to miscommunicate what we have perceived. When we see something, we sometimes react emotionally and interpret things in ways that aren't right. When we interpret what we see, we fall back on things that others have taught us and we use information that is outdated or not appropriate for that situation. Our misinterpretation results in miscommunication. When that happens, that leads us into misunderstanding.

When our perception is true and seen a 'whole', there is very little margin for error. It is how we interpret what we see that becomes a problem. When we communicate, our communication should be sure, true and direct. Taking things at 'face value' and trust your 'gut feelings' will help in properly interpreting what we see. As we journey on in our lives, learning what we need to help us everyday, remind yourself of this; What we perceive may be interpreted in many different ways. As a result, we must find the proper balance between what we see and how we interpret what we see. The other adage we're all familiar with is, "Always trust your first impressions. They're usually right." And, as I like to tell people, " . . . our intuition is right 100% of the time." As a result, we will be able to communicate better to others, with assurity.

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