Episode 124 - Perception is Everything

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The reality is, the quality of your life has nothing to do with your money, your looks or your job title. It’s your perception. I’ve shared this belief with many people. A man in Ashville, North Carolina, told me he had always accepted the idea that life is pretty much what you make it, but he said he never really believed it until, he said, “I saw what happened last Saturday.” “What happened?” I asked. “I had family visiting and they wanted to do some sightseeing so I took them up on Chimney Rock.” For those who haven’t seen it yet, it’s a huge flat rock atop a mountain in the gorgeous Smokey Mountains and when you stand on it, you’re embraced by breathtaking views of lush green valleys, a rushing river and the magnificent North Carolina mountains. “It was a really hot, sticky day,” he said. “The place was crowded. But up high the air was noticeably cooler. I saw a blind man with a group of people, but they wandered off and left him alone. He stood with his hands resting on the iron railing. While everyone else was looking down, the blind man had his face up feeling the sun and gentle summer breeze, and drinking in the chatter around him. And the blind man was so moved by what he was feeling that he said aloud, to no one in particular, ‘What a beautiful place this is.’ I realized right than that while the rest of us were seeing with our eyes he saw with his soul. So, Doug, when you say, ‘Perception is everything,’ I totally agree.”

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Episode 124 - Perception is Everything

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