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the lens of our life

Michele Giorgi x Claude Monet, “Ninfee” 2017 Why is it that some people are so happy, and others so unhappy, in virtually the same circumstances? I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately, and have finally come to an answer I feel satisfied with: self image. I believe that how we see ourselves is the most important factor (within our control) determining how we experience the world. “We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.”— Rabbi Shemuel ben Nachmani What we see in ourselves, we see in the world—it is a canvas for our projection. To see this, just watch two different…

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