KAYDENE GREEN / OCTOBER 23, 2021
Perspective – “the interrelation in which a subject or its parts are mentally viewed”
Perspective Backpack
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We all have an invisible backpack.
As we walk our unique paths through life, we take something from every stage and every encounter and tuck it into that backpack.
Whether positive or negative, little by little we fill our backpacks up with the contents we’ve picked up on our way.
We continue to take this backpack with us day after day, year after year, and unknowingly, the contents in the bag ultimately shape the perceptions of our experiences.
What Shapes Our Perspectives?
Factors like cultural affiliation, family distinctive, and religious beliefs (amongst many others) possess the ability to shape our view on life, the situations we face, ourselves, and the people we encounter.
Standing only on our limited personal ideas and worldviews without making room for new insights may pose relational challenges because of our limited vantage point.
You may agree with me when I say that life is filled with provocations and problems and not all have quick fixes or easy solutions. Some of these unfavorable circumstances may leave remnants of trauma, that if not addressed properly, could leave our attitudes stale and our progress stagnant.
One pastor I’ve spent much time listening to, who has produced a plethora of content on the right mindset once said, “Right thinking can enable you, and wrong thinking can disable you“.
I’ve made quite a few mistakes in most of my adult life on how to positively see worldviews and behavior patterns that were not my own.
In retrospect, I now see where much of my narrow ideologies attributed to a great deal of my own negative spiral of events.
I’ve made great progress since, but there is still so much more to learn as new and unforeseen events will arise.
Together, with my own personal revelations and that of others, we will explore in detail the things that shape our own unique perspectives as well as learn the blind spots in the ways we view many topics.
When we adjust our perspective, we give ourselves a chance to dive into new and exciting ways of perceiving misfortunes and everyday topics and the valuable lessons we can gain by adjusting our focal point.
I am excited that you are on this journey with me to live elevated and develop a next-level perspective.
For a biblical perspective on this topic, I encourage you to read day 5 of the i-factor devotional in the YouVersion bible app.
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…”
– Romans 12:2a NIV
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