I found this the other day while youtubing. I know, I know, it’s one of my favorite past times though. I enjoy finding random funny clips that then lead me to something else off the wall… I have no life.

Mary Poppins was a movie that defined my youth, we watched it over and over and over. I wanted a governess like Mary and a friend like Bert.. but now I don’t know.

Is perception reality? I know that’s a heady question but the way you percieve yourself isn’t always the way you are percieved. For the first time in a long time I am living a healthy life, I am in better shape and have been working hard to get there. But then inevitably that new person who comes into the gym and sees me working away assumes that I am also a newbie. That I am to be “admired” and “encouraged” Dude, I’m here at 4am somedays when you are just turning over good in sleep. Granted I’m not always on my game but really…

 I was meeting with an employer the other day who starts telling me about this great diet she was on once and how much weight she lost and how great she felt. It was a crap diet and not nutritionally sound at all. Her perception was that she was telling me great info I should cling to so I can lose 70 pounds in 4 days. The reality was that she kinda offended me and assumed that I don’t eat pretty balenced.

But then again I also need to get off my high horse. My perception is that I have everything together and in reality I’m still figuring it all out. The perception is that these people are jerks and the reality is that they are just trying to the be nice and have perhaps been there before. My perception some days that I will never lose all that I want to or get where I want to be.. the reality is that it’s just going to take time and some consistency. Another reminder that I’m not, nor will I ever be perfect.

Any perception that you have had before that had to be turned on its head?