My New Glasses

I went to the eye doctor the other day to have my eyes checked and sure enough, I see poorly. So I went to an optician to order a new pair of snazzy glasses. 

It didn’t take too long, and a few days later I got a call that they were ready and I drove over to pick them up. The nice guy working there fitted them, told a few jokes about how wonderful I looked, and sent me on my way. 

My new glasses and I went out into the world. 

Wow. Peering through my new glasses the whole world seemed different. I saw that trees were already budding, getting ready for spring. I saw that the shop next to the optician had a freshly painted sign above the door. I saw a help-wanted sign in the window of a coffee house. I saw children laughing and playing at a playground. I saw how clear the air can be early in the morning. 

The whole world seemed brighter, newer, more friendly, more open, more inviting, more fun. 

Isn’t that interesting. The world didn’t change, only the way I saw it. My new glasses gave me the chance to see the world from a different perspective. I guess new glasses do that. 

Maybe what we all need are new glasses to look at our world through. Glasses that show us the chances, not the problems. Glasses that make the opportunities clear, the tools noticeable and goals within reach. Glasses that empower, strengthen and enliven us. Glasses that help us enjoy what we have now and see where we can go from here.

The world doesn’t define the chances and opportunities we have. Neither does it do this for others.
We define our chances and opportunities ourselves through the way we see and interpret the world and the events happening around us. We define our chances and opportunities through the glasses we wear.

Get yourself some glasses that’ll show you the opportunities and chances available to you now.  They’re out there, I guarantee you that. You just have to be able to see them.