We create our life by the interpretations we assign to the events of our lives. Far, far more than we realize, this ‘meaning making’, this ‘framing’ of our experiences, the narrative we construct and choose to believe, powerfully opens up or closes off the paths that lie before us.
We never attempt that which we do not believe possible or probable. The person who makes the choice to greet each day joyously will have a far different experience than the one who decides to begin their day with a frown.
Once you fully understand the power of framing, you will never allow negativity to colonize your inner world again.
Closing Quotes:
“We create the world we live in by the stories we tell ourselves.” – Brené Brown, b. 1965, ‘Daring Greatly’
“We don’t describe the world we see. We see the world we describe.” – Alfred Korzybski, 1879-1950, ‘Science and Sanity’
“The story we tell ourselves about what is happening shapes how we feel and how we act far more than the events themselves.” – Tara Brach, b. 1953
“We are not merely passive recipients of sensory input; we actively construct our reality through the stories we tell ourselves.” – Jerome Bruner, 1915-2016
“The meaning of an event is not inherent in the event itself; it is created by the person experiencing it.” – Viktor E. Frankl, 1905-1997, ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’
As always, I share what I most want and need to learn. – Nathan S. Collier
Note: Every effort has been made to properly source any 3rd person material. I am, however, a voracious reader. If anyone finds any unattributed material, pls let me know asap and I will be delighted to give credit where credit is due.
“All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832
