Many of us reflect on the old metaphor of, “is the glass half empty or is the glass half full?” when thing go wrong or not as planned. This is an exercise in attitude and perspective.

The question really is:  Do you see things as optimistic as in “at least I have half of what I want” and “I do still have a glass”, or pessimistic as in: “I only have half of what I want.”

Have we actually stopped to think that the glass is actually not empty at all? That we actually are, even if we see the glass as half full, missing the reality of the situation and never actually see reality for what it is. After all the question is:

“Is the glass half empty or half full?”

You see what your looking for. Most of us pay attention to the liquid in the glass as we see this as the substance that we need from it. Far too often we are quick to discount the air and light that fill the glass, even when it’s totally empty. In this case the glass is never empty but rather it was a choice for you to see it that way.

In a interview with Byron Katie we learn every thought you ever had was a lie. What were you thinking while writing your dreams list? Perhaps things like, “this will never happen”, “It’s impossible!” appeared in your head? Katie explains what is “The Work” and what purpose our thoughts serve us. If you find yourself having thoughts that don’t serve you and you would like to perhaps see things from another perspective please drop me a line at [email protected] Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Blip.tv video.

Please also see:

What do you really want? (the Dream List Instructions)

What are you saying to yourself?

I have a dream