I have been thinking a lot about my blog from last week - yet noticing I was still going into situations where I was letting past experiences and prior judgments cloud my perception of how I was "seeing" people.

Case in point...

We were holding auditions for our improv group this past week. Just a little background, we have had a difficult time finding performers in South Florida that are a good fit for what we do (i.e. talented). Over time, with bad audition after bad audition - I wasn't expecting much of anything special this time.

As I was driving around on Thursday afternoon, just hours before the audition, I finally caught myself thinking these negative thoughts. Not to be overly dramatic, but I was ashamed. Here I am, thinking all of these positive thoughts for myself and others (even blogging about it) - yet in my next thought I am expecting a poor audition. I was expecting that it would be amusing - but not in a good way.

Whoops!

So I had an immediate switch in thought (to be exact, it was at the intersection of PGA Blvd. and Military Trail).

I recognized that my perception of the ability of performers in the area was directly affected by past experiences. As a result, I wasn't expecting my fellow man to show up as capable or talented - let alone anyone I would be interested in working with.

Wow - I sound like a jerk.

Instead, I drove in my car and just embraced the audition in my thoughts. I knew that we were having the audition for the right reason. And I knew that no matter who showed up, they would be blessed with an infinite amount of creativity and potential

I vowed to go into the audition expecting genius from my fellow man...

...And that is exactly what showed up!

7 people showed up for the audition - and I would honestly love the opportunity to work and perform with each and every one of them. Well, for practical purposes - we won't be able to use all of them - but for the first time we are in a tough position of deciding who not to invite back. It's a good problem to have.

Talk about a role reversal.

Sometimes in the process of how I spiritually view mankind - I forget I actually have to apply it to real life situations ;) Plus, I need to see each and every person as equally blessed and surrounded in abundance - not just a select few.

I know that this practice can be a constant struggle - seeing past old thoughts and ideas. So, don't think I am saying I got it all figured out in one week. Soon I will be spending two weeks with 20 of my closest relatives.

I need all the practice I can get ;)

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