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The Perception Cycle (Cycle of Truth)

From all the research into the subject of happiness, my most significant discovery was that the perceptions or beliefs we allow to reside in our minds, have the
most dramatic effect on whether we are happy or unhappy. Whether the subject is a person, an event, or a set of circumstances, the degree of happiness or
unhappiness we experience, depends largely upon the belief or perception we have formed about that subject. If I were asked “What is the most valuable
lesson learned from your research that you have applied successfully with multiple positive outcomes?” My answer is what appears on this page!

As I prepared the material for this project, it became abundantly clear that the thought process
was relevant to every aspect of happiness.

The perception we have about something creates the thoughts we have about it. Those thoughts
internalise and create our emotional feelings. Those emotions lead to our views which in turn
lead to the actions we take. The actions we take generate the result of our perceptions.

So, if you are unhappy with the results you are getting, try looking at your perceptions, see
things from other angles, from the other persons viewpoint. Provided you do not hang on to
unreasonable, biased or unrealistic perceptions, you can change your perception and achieve
happier outcomes.

I have found this exercise, implemented in daily life of work and relationships dramatically
increases my state of happiness.

The Perception Cycle will help you to challenge your beliefs on any subject, by analysing your
results to date in that area, both positive and otherwise.

Throughout the course of these pages, you will come across the symbol:
When reading paragraphs marked with this symbol it will be useful to
consider the paragraph in terms of your perceptions about that statement.

The perceptions or beliefs we have about absolutely everything can affect our happiness
positively or negatively, dependent upon whether our chosen perception is the one that best
serves us in any given situation. At the end of each chapter you are invited to consider you perceptions about the subject matter you have read, to determine
if you are clinging to perceptions and beliefs about that subject that are potentially obstructing your happiness.
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