Seeing is believing, or is it?

How do you view your world? Our eyes are a wonderful thing, they work together with both halves of our brain to bring the three dimensional view to our attention. Our eyes bring the logical half of our brain together with the creative half of our brain to create what we see. A balanced walk through our lives requires that we use both halves of our brain to perceive what we see, to mix logic with intuition. This is what gives depth to our seeing. In a balanced life we allow the two processes to triangulate to form a fuller perception of the reality that lies beyond. It is particularly important for our spirit eyes to walk a parallel path with our earth eyes in order for our communication to remain whole.
Remaining present with what we are seeing keeps this thought process awake and able to enable our learning about the world around us.
The things we teach our mind in this way give us a better ability to respond in a fully responsible way to what is occuring right now. If we remain present we will not need to put our brain into a search mode to figure out how to respond.
Some would call this kind of seeing, looking deeply, and by looking deeply, that something becomes a part of you.
In "Three Strands in the Braid" a guide for enablers of learning, Paula Underwood writes;
"It is the responsibility of each of us to perceive the forest with Spirit eyes, to hear its echoes with Spirit ears, to understand the flow of change through Universe. It is the responsibility of each not to be lost in awareness of the vastness of the forest. It is the responsibility of each to choose a specific, sequential path through that perceived forest, choosing the path with Earth eyes and hearing those echoes with Earth ears. Neither can substitute for the other. Spirit awareness cannot substitute for Earth awareness. Earth awareness cannot substitute for Spirit awareness."
In looking at what influences our thought processes today I am particularly aware of the influence electronic media is having on our populations inability to process information in a balanced manner. People of our lifetime are spending more time "looking deeply" at false images on a flat screen doing things they would never otherwise see or think, if they were spending that same time looking at, and interacting with, the authentic world around them. These false images influence our thought processes and make it difficult for the two sides of our brain to negotiate a clear path to communication between our Spirit eyes and our Earth eyes.
Ask yourself this question at the end of your day today just before you retire for sleep.
"What did I really see today?" You may be surprised at what you did not really see, you may be surprised at what you remember seeing. Was what you remember of the day false imagery from a screen or real imagery from your world. Were your eyes simply automotons going through the day on auto pilot?
We are the drivers of our sight. We are the ones making the choice of what we see and what we choose not to see. What criteria influence this?
You may be startled to find out that how you see and what you choose to see determine who you will be!
A way to begin some serious interior spiritual work is to explore your own particular style of seeing and through this exercise you will discover your specific pattern of viewing your world. Knowing this will give you understanding that will help you integrate into your world view both sides of your brain for a more balanced perspective. It will help you see and overcome imbalance in your life and create a more loving and harmonious life for yourself.