Sometimes You Truly Need a Change of Perspective

Your point of view — no matter how broad you think it — is restrictive.

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I pride myself on my ability to regularly see all sides of a given argument.

Even if I vehemently disagree with the other side — I can still see it. My side, their side, and sometimes even the absolute between or apart from both is evident.

However, it’s come to my attention that, even if I can see more than one side to a given argument, my perspective might still be skewed.

This is a very sobering realization. After all this time writing about how perspective is unique to everyone, and no two perceptions of reality are alike — I still found myself called out for my own skewed perspective on something deeply personal.

And that, of course, is why it’s skewed. My personal reality is from only my perspective. And if I hold it too tightly — when inevitable change occurs — I find myself either holding nothing or attempting to hold sand slipping through my fingers.

No two realities are alike

Albert Einstein said,

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”