We Don’t See Things As They Are, We See Them As We Are

June 16, 2023 issue #60 – and that's okay. It's what makes us different.

The quote, We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are, is often attributed to originate with the author Anaïs Nin, but I believe she was probably paraphrasing the 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant when he said, We see the world and things not as they are but as we are. Either way, it is a powerful reminder that our experiences, b…