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Do you think it’s cheesy to see the world through rose-colored glasses? I used to think so. I was totally submerged in the real (gray) world, which means I used to live my life completely attached to news, politics, trending subjects, criticism of myself and others, and recognition of everything bad in the world. That doesn’t sound very inspiring, right? Well, I’m doing a reality check.
I first heard the phrase “I’ve decided to see the world through my rose-colored glasses” from one of my beautiful best friends, Ydalis. We were at work one day, and she was telling me about a situation going on in her department. It was one of those situations involving drama and gossip. When she finished telling me what was going on, and before I said a word, she said, “But you know what? I’ve decided to see this through my rose-colored glasses.” I started laughing and asked her what she meant. She explained to me that it was a popular phrase people use when they want to see and focus only on what’s good.
I was in the middle of my divorce when that conversation happened, and I remember I told myself that it sounded amazing to try and see the world through rosy glasses, but my reality was that I couldn’t. I was convinced that even if we make a huge effort to hide the negative things around us, they’ll always find a way to hit us. Well, I can happily report that I have mastered the art of beautiful pink vision. I decided to wear my rose-colored glasses, and I don’t have any intention to stop doing so. Let me explain my pink world to you.
As many of you already know (if you’ve been reading my blog), I overcame the pain of divorce by working on me and my self-love through meditation, exercise, yoga, and copious books and podcasts. What I didn’t know when I started using all these wonderful tools was that they would transport me to a rose-colored world. It’s like the domino effect: one little movement makes all the pieces go in the right direction. The podcasts led me to meditation and extraordinary books. Meditation opened my awareness and helped me live in the present moment. The books led me to clean up my social media—I deleted all the news and negative accounts I was following and added all the wonderful authors I read. The more positive accounts I started following, the more refreshing my social media feed became. And because I don’t see anything negative there, I have slowly learned to look for the positive in every situation as well as in people.
I keep telling everyone around me that it’s not only possible to live in a rose-colored world, it’s also one of the best gifts you can give your complex mind. I know for many of you this approach sounds super cheesy because reality always hits and knocks off the rose-colored glasses. I get it. It sounds impossible to disconnect from the real world, but let me tell you something: even when we resist believing that we create our own reality, it’s still the truth. We become the things to which we give our energy. If we give all of our energy to the good in life, we’ll perceive the world as a beautiful place, and we’ll live a positive life. If we expend all our energy, focus, and attention on everything that’s going wrong, then we’ll perceive the world as a horrible place, and we’ll live a dark, negative life. It really is that simple. I don’t need a complex equation to explain this concept. Focus on the good, and you’ll create a good reality. Focus on the bad, and you’ll create a bad one.
If you don’t believe me, that’s okay. I totally respect your beliefs. My intention is only to give some light to the people who need it. God created this world so we could live in and enjoy all the beauty He perfectly designed, but it’s up to us to find it. Putting the rose-colored glasses on doesn’t mean we won’t have problems or difficulties. Putting them on means we’ll see the good in the bad. There’s always something good behind every situation we go through; we simply need to be open to seeing our life and situations with love and understanding.
Putting on the rose-colored glasses also means seeing the beauty in every human being with whom we have contact. I know, I know—that’s not as easy as it sounds. It takes a lot to see something beautiful in someone who has hurt you or someone you plain don’t like. But when we finally understand that every single one of us was sent to this world with a purpose and we’re all fighting the same battles from different angles, then we may be able to see each other through our rosy glasses and appreciate what is good in others.
We all have good and bad inside us. We’ve all let one of the two dominate us at different points in our lives. So we must choose which side gives us the greatest peace. I’ve personally decided to give my good side the freedom to dominate me. I want to keep seeing the world through my rose-colored glasses because at the end of the day I like who I am when all I can see is beauty and blessings.
Love,
Irene
P.S.: A huge Thank you to my beautiful friend Ydalis for opening my mind to see the rose-colored world and let it be my way of living!! You are awesome!!!!
