
Shifting Perspectives to be Happier Now
Sometimes I can only see from one perspective. I have a belief and I think my way is the truth. But when I become open to shifting perspectives, I can be happier with where I'm at, without changing my outside circumstances. For example, I thought the town I grew up close to was an ugly town. I don't like the college associated with it, maybe because I went to its rival school or maybe I was just wearing the wrong color lenses growing up and made these judgements about it. Either way, it was a place I dreaded visiting and never hesitated to complain about. How I Saw "Home" When I tell people where I'm from, they have never heard of it unless I mention the nearby university, and then…