The Eye of the Beholder

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- Ancient Greek Saying

We don't see things as they are,
we see things as we are.
- Anaïs Nin

The world will persist in exhibiting before you
what you persist in affirming the world is.
- Emma Curtis Hopkins

If you paint in your mind a picture of
bright and happy expectations,
you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.
- Norman Vincent Peale

We see what we expect to see.
If we believe the world to be violent and ugly,
we see violence and ugliness.
If we believe the world to be a gift,
we see rainbows, and butterflies, and smiles,
and hear babies cooing, and roosters greeting the dawn.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Even from the darkest night, songs of beauty can be born.
- Mary Anne Radmacher 

The quality of our lives is in the details, and in our points of view.

Today is your day to see the world through new eyes.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Your Choices Determine Everything

What You See

Choosing to Love Life