What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.

No perspective, no perception.
New perspective, new perception.

The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole.

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances. -Martha Washington.

We see people and things not as they are, but as we are.

Are you really a doctor?” I asked.
“Some people say that.”
“Why?”
“Because I went to medical school.”
“Did you not finish?” I asked hesitantly.
“I finished.”
“So…?”
“So sometimes I work as a doctor.”
“So doesn’t that make you a doctor?”
“I guess, but I also worked as a baker, construction worker, and a bunch of other things. Either way I just prefer being known as Jack. I mean Dr. Baker Jack Hammer Jack, would be entertaining, but I think also a little weird.