Life Law #6 There is No Reality, Only Perception Source: Life Strategies for Teens by Jay McGraw

“You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.” -Ziggy

Quick - Write In your notes, take 5 minutes to write about how you feel about our school. Be prepared to share out to the class!

Quick – Write Debriefing When you shared out about the school, each one of you had your own perception (or way of seeing things). Positive Negative Friendly Safe Small Like a Family Too Small Too Hard

The Lenses We Use Your perception is your reality We see the world through various lens Some lens we wear are negative and should be changed

Negative Tapes We Play We repeatedly play tapes in our head with negative messages These tapes color our perception of reality Example: Message: “You are not smart.” Perception of School: School is hard.

Positive Tapes We Should Play Change negative messages to positive ones These tapes will color our perception of reality as well Example: Message: “You are a good student.” Perception of School: School is challenging but doable.

Changing Messages Draw the T-chart below in your notes. Then change the negative messages into positive ones. Negative Messages Positive Messages “I should just give up.” “I’ll try one more problem.” “I can’t do this.” “I’m never going to get it.” “No one likes me.” “I am not smart.”

Running Time: 1 minute 50 seconds Video Clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCV2Ba5wrcs Running Time: 1 minute 50 seconds

Quick – Write Video Response In your notes, take 3 minutes to write about what can be learned about how we see things. Be prepared to share out to the class!

Activity Cards With a small group, take a few minutes to discuss the content on the 8 activity cards.

Putting Life Law #6 Into Action You can change how you perceive the world by changing your lens. Discard negative messages that play in your head. Replace them with positive messages.

Silent Reading Read about perception and reality on pages 141-153 in the book entitled Life Strategies for Teens by Jay McGraw. Add to your Cornell notes any tips that are meaningful from the reading.

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