Perception

“People believe I am what they see Me as, rather than what they do not see. But I am the Great Unseen, not what I cause Myself to be in any particular moment. In a sense, I am what I am not. It is from the Am-notness that I come, and to it I always return.”
~Neale Donald Walsch

I have been thinking about 'perception' a lot lately; how I see me versus how other people see me.

In a conversation the other night a friend of mine complimented me on how 'great' I look. During the past three month I have lost nearly 30 pounds. But for me, I don't feel like I have changed much. I guess, however, when you don't see someone for a while and you've changed, they notice.

During our last leadership conference we worked on the feedback model and it was interesting to realize how people see me: Someone who stays in their cubicle too much, someone who needs to communicate more, someone who needs to be involved in the team more... Then, in my 90-day I got told I need to be more professional.

It is always interesting to see how other people see you. And then, it is interesting to see what you do with the feedback you've received. As I have made little changes in my life I have become more happy. Things are still a struggle at work, but it gets better because of my attitude and because I chose to do things.

People will always believe me to be what they see, and not what they cannot see. But they will never know what they don't see unless I open my heart and my life to allow them in. As I change, people will perceive the change and they will begin to see who I really am and not what they perceive me to be.