“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” — Anaïs Nin https://t.co/ycMGVfzDEj
Each of us is responsible for how we see, and how we see determines what we see. Seeing is not merely a physical act: the heart of vision is shaped by the state of soul. When the soul is alive to beauty, we begin to see life in a fresh and vital way.
John O'Donohue • Divine Beauty: The Invisible Embrace
It is a startling truth that how you see and what you see determines how and who you will
John O'Donohue • Anam Cara: 25th Anniversary Edition
as the writer Anaïs Nin put it, “We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.”
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
“We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are”
Anaïs Nin
We don’t see things as they are. We see things as we are. —ANAÏS NIN, AUTHOR AND DIARIST