The Grass is Greener...

I remember when I was little, our family would watch a video recording of "The Grass Is Greener," you know the one with Cary Grant? Well, that has always stuck with me even to this day. Not that I remember very much about what that movie is actually about, but the saying about the grass being (more green) in the other side of the fence has been hidden away in my head haha. It is interesting the things that will stick with you, whether it is something that someone said to you a long time ago that stood out to you that changed your outlook on life, or even the way you see things in general. Sometimes I think that if I hadn't heard certain things in my life, I wouldn't have even the same mindset that I fall into at times.

I guess what I am trying to say is, everything influences everyone at some degree. Whether we realize that we even are taking in information, we are and it could mean the difference between choosing to have children or not, or go to school or not. Everything we do, and choose to do is based upon what we know and what we have heard, seen, or experienced. We make choices based on our judgment, I think, whether or not we even realize where the influence to make a certain decision came from.

Realizing that, I think can help us understand why we make the choices that we do, as well as help us to notice how we are influencing those around us. Do we pay attention to our actions and how they are affecting others? In our homes, do we share our bad habits with our children unintentionally, because they see it? I believe I have talked about this before, how our actions affect others. But I think this goes a bit further than that... This is actively realizing where our motivations are coming from and when we do that, we are more able to create new decisions that stem from changing our mindset, to think logically, in stead of what you grew up thinking or doing.

I just had a Doctor Who moment haha, thinking that if we can go back in time and change our perception on something so small, it can change the outcome to something even better and less impacted by others who may not realize it but, don't necessarily have your best interest at heart.

If we can change our mindset to create original thought, that is not necessarily based on others negative influences, we can become better people, and eventually more easily become the amazing people that we should become.

I hope that this made sense to you, and I hope you have a wonderful week! Happy Monday! Thanks for reading and I would love to see your comments!