What if (I ask this seriously) our minds are the surroundings? Happiness is a wondrous achievement that seeks us. Striving instead for pleasure is the greatest sin against one’s self. How shall I perceive this world? It’s my choice, isn’t it.”
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The awakening of the self is to a new and more active plane of being; new and more personal relationships with reality; new and more work which it will accomplish. It is the transcendent in the physical plane; the shifting of consciousness from lower to higher levels. This awakening places a person in a higher order of reality, past the instincts of self-preservation. Larger consciousness impresses the individual consciousness and alters the attitude regarding the world and reality. It is a momentous change of tastes regarding life itself.
“You can quite literally measure how well you are doing in your spiritual journey or personal development by focusing on your perception of the world and of others. When our light within grows we stop resonating with the “shadow” parts of the world and actually don’t see things from this perspective any longer.”
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Have you ever noticed that happy, peaceful people seem to see a world that is becoming more loving, accepting and open minded? And people who seem to be negative or are always complaining about things seem to be convinced that this world is “going to hell in a handbasket.” Why do you think that is? What many do not realize is that the world is only a reflection of our inner world. The more shadow we have in our emotional and mental body the more shadow we see in the world. You can quite literally measure how well you are doing in your spiritual journey or personal development by focusing on your perception of the world and of others. When our light within grows we stop resonating with the “shadow” parts of the world and actually don’t see things from this perspective any longer. While some may say this is…
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the Hunt for Truth 
I have found this to be true, Eric. I think that’s why when you feel stressed, going outside and connecting with nature makes everything in your world okay once again.