Creating Our Own Reality

Reality is how one person perceives the world around them and what someone believes to be the absolute nature of all things. Deepak Chopra, an alternative medicine advocate and american writer once said, “Creating your own reality is the richest gift you received at birth.” It's often believed that we do not have control over reality and we as a society create a general consensus reality which is predominantly believed to be true. The idea that our thoughts create our world is a modern New Age idea which is the important foundation behind spirituality and self-discovery.
In physics, there is a common belief called the Observer Effect, which is the Quantum Physics theory that subatomic particles appear to exist only as a wave of probabilities …show more content…
We are under the assumption that reality has been determined for us and we react to life on “auto-pilot.” When someone can begin to understand that our own thoughts is what creates our reality, then can they begin to consciously chose a different thought process, therefore creating a different reality. Alison Stormwolf, the writer of “Creating Your Own Reality & The Power of Thought” said, “Change your thoughts and you change your reality. You can continue to create unconsciously, or you can become a Conscious creator- the choice is always up to you!” Every individual has an ideal goal or dream they would someday like to achieve and eventually some people do accomplish their goal, but the difference between those who achieve their dream or goal and those who don’t is simply their mindset. Our Excuses, rationalizations, and justifications is ultimately our surrender to any possibility of success we wish to see for ourselves. It’s a choice, a choice to look past our obstacles, our critics, our villains, and our fears to see a better life and write a better reality for ourselves. The moment we decide to take control of our life and make those steps towards a better reality, is the moment we break away from the society built consensus we so foolishly fall victim …show more content…
The universe is not tailored to our individual wants and needs and with that comes the, “reality check” that ridicules the New Age idea that reality is as amenable as we believe it to be. New Age theorists argue that the simple act of changing one's perception and mindset can alter their whole world around them and everything that their reality entails. How someone wants to perceive their reality is their prerogative but, if I believe that I have the capability of flight, does that mean it is true simply because I demand it to be so? And if I jump off my roof, will I hit the ground? Humans cannot control every aspect of the universe, but can we still control our individual reality? Michael Trooper expresses his belief that we cannot create our own reality in, “Why You Don't Create Your Own Reality- an antidote for to fatuous New Age paradigms” and makes his argument by saying, “I am the process of individualization; but I don't create it.” We may have the power to control the trivial aspects of our lives but in the grand scheme of things, we can't influence the universe for our own