{"id":2125,"date":"2017-11-20T19:51:50","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T19:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/?p=2125"},"modified":"2017-11-21T21:20:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T21:20:11","slug":"is-your-perception-hindering-your-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/is-your-perception-hindering-your-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Perception Hindering Your Future?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know about where you are&#8211;but it&#8217;s COLD here!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ultalife.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2126 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cold-weather-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cold-weather-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cold-weather-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cold-weather.png 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In fact, my day started off kind of funny. I tend to be a creature of habit as far as how I start my day. When I wake up, I make my way out to my office&#8230;which is separate building on our property&#8230; about 50 steps from my bedroom door.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I grab a celsius (it&#8217;s a natural energy beverage with no sugar&#8211;but packed with vitamins and a punch of caffeine) and my favorite Key Lime yogurt from the fridge in my office, sit back and start my day by listening to &#8220;Count Your Blessings&#8221; by JJ Weeks band&#8230; going over what I&#8217;m thankful for and setting my intention for the day.<\/p>\n<p>(You can check out the song here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/f4harwjweIY\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/f4harwjweIY<\/a> )<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ultalife.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2127 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/open-refrigerator.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a>Anyway, today, when I opened the fridge to grab my yogurt I noticed it felt warm. I opened the freezer&#8211;it also felt warm.<\/p>\n<p>Urgh. My fridge went out! Everything was WARM. Even though it was annoying, I didn&#8217;t get worked up about it. I sat down and started my day by playing the song.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I flipped on the heat&#8211;which I noticed had been turned off over the weekend (it was warmer when I was last in here).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ultalife.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2128 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/monkeys.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a>Then about 30 minutes later I went inside to feed the monkeys (I&#8217;ve got two of them) and I noticed their fridge was warm, too!<\/p>\n<p>Wait&#8230;TWO FRIDGES went out?!<\/p>\n<p>And then it hit me&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The BUILDING was COLDER than the fridge (because I had left the heat off).<\/p>\n<p>NOTHING was wrong with the fridge&#8211;I just THOUGHT it was broken because it was so cold in the office.<\/p>\n<p>I had to laugh at myself! And at the same time it got me thinking about how typical this really is&#8230; IN LIFE.<\/p>\n<p>Wayne Dyer used to say&#8230;&#8221;We don&#8217;t see things as they are, we see things as we are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Today, even though I didn&#8217;t realize it, I saw the fridge as warm because I was cold. Not because it was warm. Which is no big deal in the big scheme of things. But, it&#8217;s not usually about a warm fridge, right?<\/p>\n<p>The truth is, what we choose to see often costs us true vision. In other words, WE TOTALLY MISS IT.<\/p>\n<p>We miss opportunities all over the place&#8211; from making friends- to making money- to creating deeper relationships- to being grateful on the blessings we receive on a daily basis (which unleashes a tidal wave of good into our lives).<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s because of how we see things&#8230;our perception.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ultalife.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2131 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/perception-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But just like happened today with the fridge&#8211; most of the time we don&#8217;t even realize it&#8217;s happening.\u00a0We just move through life viewing everything through &#8220;our lense&#8221;&#8211;which is unique to us.\u00a0Which is why some people seem to have the &#8220;Midas Touch&#8221; and others, well, nothing works for them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ultalife.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2129 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/blessings-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a>The <strong>GOOD NEWS<\/strong> is&#8230;<strong>YOU ARE IN CONTROL of HOW YOU CHOOSE<\/strong> to look at things.<\/p>\n<p>This means you can make a\u00a0decision to purposely SEE things in a certain way.\u00a0<strong>YOU CAN LOOK FOR THE GOOD<\/strong> in everything-Knowing that what you look for, you&#8217;ll find.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As we head into this Thanksgiving week, let&#8217;s all <strong>LOOK FOR THE GOOD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Here At UltaLife We Believe in ULTIMATE Living-<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gmail_msg\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Nourishing Your Body, Mind &amp;\u00a0Spirit.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ultalife.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-919 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"92\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Are you an UltaLifer? Learn about the many supplements designed to make you stronger and healthier!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ultalife.com\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to check out all of our great products<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know about where you are&#8211;but it&#8217;s COLD here! In fact, my day started off kind of funny. I tend to be a creature of habit as far as how I start my day. When I wake up, I make my way out to my office&#8230;which is separate building on our property&#8230; about 50 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/is-your-perception-hindering-your-future\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Is Your Perception Hindering Your Future?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[113,11,158,1],"tags":[345,126,159,346,162],"class_list":["post-2125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gratitude","category-habits-of-success","category-motivation","category-uncategorized","tag-bless","tag-blessings","tag-motivation","tag-perception","tag-success"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2125"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2144,"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2125\/revisions\/2144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}