Distort: Pull or twist out of shape; give a misleading or false account or impression of.
Have you ever stood in front of one of those fun house mirrors? You know, the ones that distort your reflection in a crazy way?
I know my life used to be distorted. I didn’t have enough money. I was always scared and worried about everything. I was lonely and an addict.
None of those things were the real me.
My life was distorted because of the decisions I made, the actions I took, and the resultant lack of fruit my life was producing.
Apart from looking at your reflection in front of a fun house mirror, how do you spot distortion in your life? Here are ten clues to look for:
- You challenge authority but won’t challenge yourself.
- You waste weekdays by getting wasted on the weekends.
- You act like a know-it-all when you know nothing at all.
- You talk more than you listen.
- You criticize more than you create.
- You never have time for anything productive, but make time for everything that isn’t.
- You blame your situation on everything except yourself.
- You don’t trust anyone because you can’t trust yourself.
- You hate successful people and refuse to act like a success.
- You think you’re too young, too old, too broke, the wrong color, wrong gender …
Attitude is a choice. Stop distorting your life!
It doesn’t matter how others perceive you, what matters is how YOU perceive yourself. You have one life and one body – are you choosing actions that have a positive impact on you and your life? Take a moment and think about where you are and the direction that you are heading in right now. Take a good look in the mirror and if what you see is not the real you, start changing your life to be the person you know you can and should be. n
