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3 min read Habit change

Behaviour stems from belief

The fact it happens is obvious. The implications… less so 🤓

Behaviour stems from belief
Sgŵd y Pannwr waterfalls nr. Pontneddfechan | Photo by Giles

I had dug out an old Daily Reminder to share with somebody, all about how we perceive the whole of life through the veil of our perceptions.

It's called ‘Goggles’ and it's such a simple, powerful metaphor for how the mind works, I recommend that if you haven't read it in a while (like me), you do so now:

Goggles
One thing to do and two things *not* to do, when faced with troublesome situations or emotions 👓

Good, isn't it?

Thing is, in order to keep the Daily Reminders bitesized for you, I sometimes have to cut an idea short, and upon re-reading, this one I felt was missing a crucial insight.

I got to the bit about ‘seeing red’ and found myself metaphorically jumping up and down, waving my hand in the air, saying,