Perspective and Perception

Perspective is something you have and perception is something you do.

Information comes in. Where do you look for it? That’s your perspective. You control it. It’s what you see. It’s your point of view. It’s what you focus on, be it narrow or broad. It’s what you consider.

And in considering, you make sense of what you see. You interpret. That’s your perception.

Perspective affects perception. A wider perspective sees more. For example, putting myself in another’s shoes may change my perception of that person.

Can you imagine how rich your perceptions will be if you see things from all sides?

As Frances Hodgson Burnett said, “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”