{"id":5043,"date":"2023-12-09T12:05:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T11:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/?p=5043"},"modified":"2024-04-12T19:10:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T17:10:15","slug":"door-welke-bril-kijk-jij-naar-de-wereld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/en\/door-welke-bril-kijk-jij-naar-de-wereld\/","title":{"rendered":"Through what glasses do you look at the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Look at the world with an open mind and you will see that there are opportunities everywhere.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Years ago I looked at the world through negative glasses. I saw problems and obstacles everywhere. Life was hard and heavy. I was always complaining and brooding. Whenever someone asked me to do something, the first answer I always gave was: NO.\"\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I was rigid and with a fixed mindset I had little fun in life. Because of all the mirrors in the outside world, I decided one day that it had to be different.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I didn't want to be so negative anymore. I wanted to see life with a positive view.<\/div>\n
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I started reading books and articles about positive psychology. I learned that you can influence your own thoughts and feelings. Which will then be reflected in the outside world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That got me interested\u2026 Apparently you can choose to see the world in a positive or negative way. And when you make that choice your outside world starts to change.<\/p>\n

If I look at it negatively, it is negative. If I look at it positively, suddenly there are opportunities and possibilities everywhere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I went full steam ahead with my mindset and thoughts. I started focusing on the positive things in my life. I learned to be grateful for what I had.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Meditation, journaling and gratitude exercises became part of my daily practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It wasn't always easy. Certainly not in the beginning, because the negative thoughts were sometimes stronger. But it was worth it to persevere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Now I look at the world with a positive view. I see possibilities everywhere. I am happier and I have more energy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Which allows me to create beautiful things in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Moral of the story.. We all create our own reality. And in that we make the choice again and again how we look at things in life.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Do we look through gray glasses or through colorful glasses, what do you choose?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Together we create heaven on earth,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Love,<\/div>\n
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Brian<\/p>\n

Go back to all blogs here<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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