Shades of Gray

So many people look to fix intangible things on the outside vs. on the inside. If they were to look within, they’ll see that it's a power-struggle of "My Way vs. Your Way". Often times these intangibles are relationships with other people be they personal intimate, romantic, work-related, etc; each person is all-too-often personally vested in and polarized to their own position along with holding onto their own expectations of themselves as well as the other person / people involved. If they just let go and just be, then everything in life is much easier. All you can control and decide for is yourself.

There are an infinite variety of variables and situations I could pose as an example(s), but which answer(s) are right for YOU as an individual and for YOU as part of a couple/owner/employee/sibling/parent/etc ? Do the answers for one situation (say as an individual) mix and mesh or not with the others (such as part of a couple/owner/employee/sibling/parent/etc)?

Ask not to change without, but change within instead.

Ask not for the answer to what is perceived as a problem, but instead ask that the path may be clear.

It's about changing you own perspective and perception. It’s about the change within.

Sometimes to illustrate the point, I’ll ask someone ... "How many sides does a coin have?" and often times the answer given is “two”, which is a very valid and true answer from that viewpoint and perspective.

From my own viewpoint and perspective, my answer is that It depends on what you call a "side". I view most, but not all coins as having 3 sides….. The Obverse, the Reverse, and the Side. A dime from the US would have more sides than say a nickel would because all of the ridges/edges on the dime that the nickel lacks. Now when you're talking other countries...... well, you can see the variables and thus there is more than one answer.

See.... it's about changing the perspective.

Only perceiving two sides of a coin is, in my opinion, the same as only seeing answers (and coins) as two-sided and/or black and white. When you look at things from other viewpoints, they become less two-sided, less black and white, and more about a wide range of varying shades of gray.

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