Perspective is how we look at things. 
Perception is what we see when we look. 
Our perception can be skewed
by how we look,
which can be skewed
by what we expect to see,
and what we have seen before
that what we think we see
reminds us of.

The Buddhists have a saying:

"Emptiness, Just So-ness, This is not that."

Emptying ourselves of all that we have seen/thought/assumed/etc.
Seeing only what we are looking at,
without projection, inference, interference,
and seeing it as it is and not as it is 
compared to something apparently similar.

Who can see thus so?
Everyone who is transparent to themselves
and to what they are seeing,
and not-seeing but adding to the scene
with mental substitutions/additions.

Who would want to go to that kind of trouble?
Those who want to be free of their wants/fears
in order to see and deal with what's what
in each situation as it arises,
and do what needs to be done about it
here/now (Which is eternal and not just 
actually here, now--
if you think about it, 
"here" is always,
and so is "now."

We break it up into "then"
and "not yet," as a convenient way
of considering events and circumstances,
but it is all an on-going unfolding flow
of what we call "time and space,"
yet is, also, an on-going unfolding flow,
seeming to sweep us along,
but we are going nowhere--
we are always here/now).

So what?
So, perspective is how we look at things.
Perception is what we see when we look.
So what?
So how do you look at things?
What do you see when you look?
What does it matter that you look the way you look?
That you see what you see when you look?
It makes all the difference, 
which you can plainly see,
if you look.

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It is hard to beat the right kind of company
for maintaining our balance and harmony,
keeping our feet under us,
oriented in the right direction,
with fealty, devotion and loyalty
to the right things,
and a healthy sense of humor
to lead us along the way.

And the right kind of company is 
ideal at 3 to 5 people.

It is easy to be lost in a "community" setting,
where too many people are not saying anything,
and too few people are listening to anything.

A small group can listen everyone to the point
of hearing what they are saying to everyone else.
It all flows from our hearing what we are saying.

That is what psychotherapy does for us. We talk 
until we hear what we are saying.

We need a group where we can do that for one another.

And, too, the right kind of company
raises the right kind of questions.
It isn't a chat room,
but a place for exploration, reflection,
realization, awareness.

It is a mirror where everyone can see themselves
and everyone else as they are, just so,
as "one thus come."

And that is the second most important thing.

What we do about it is the most important thing.

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Our life is always saying,
"Here. See what you can do with this."
And it is our place
to see what we can do with it.

Our creativity and playfulness come into play,
along with our intuition and instinct,
our original nature and innate virtues,
every time we get the
"See what you can do with this" invitation.

If we take it into the emptiness,
stillness and silence,
and sit with it,
waiting for something to arise,
emerge,
occur to us there,
we will be bringing our full range
of resources into play,
and relying on the ineffable source 
of realization and illumination
to come to our aid and guide the way.

If we opt for fear/depression/anxiety/uncertainty
instead of silent emptiness,
we will be assisting the problem
and not the solution. 

Just turn to emptiness, stillness and silence,
and wait confidently for the way to appear.
Sleep on it.
Walk around with it
tending the affairs of life
while waiting.
Give it time for the egg to hatch.
And see what you can do with it.

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