Sunday, April 17, 2011

It Is

We attribute labels to everything including these descriptive pairs, and no two lenses are exactly the same:
  • Good/Bad
  • Fair/Unfair
  • Positive/Negative
  • Easy/Hard
  • Fun/Dull
  • Interesting/Boring
  • Valuable/Worthless
  • Anticipating/Dreading
  • Happy/Sad
  • Energetic/Lethargic
Many of our assessments are situational, and thus ever evolving.  Others are wholly influenced by our interests.  Some are determined by how we are feeling about ourselves.  Few labels are 100% accurate without attributing context. 

It is!  Occasionally, it is helpful to to accept a situation as it is, without quickly assigning a judgmental label.  The more important the situation is, the more receptive we need to be to considering viewpoints that may differ from our own. It is easier to consider other inputs before we've become vested in our own assessment of best action.

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