You decide your life and your reality

I recently made a post on the Roa Club Instagram with the message “your reality is your perception”, and I saw no better theme to create the first blog post around. This subject can truly change your entire mindset — and the way you experience your life.

The thing is, however we experience our reality today — what opportunities we see, how life feels, and so on — is only a fraction of how the world actually is, and what it could be. Every individual experiences reality in their own way, through their own pair of sunglasses (a reference to the Roa Club Instagram post). That also means there’s much more to life, and much more around you, than you might initially think.

I recently learned about a study called “Development of the Brain Depends on the Visual Environment” by Colin Blakemore and Grahame F. Cooper (1970). This study was based on kittens raised in restricted visual environments: half of them only saw horizontal lines, and the other half only saw vertical lines. When the kittens grew up and were placed into a normal environment, their behavior was mind-blowing. The kittens that had only seen horizontal lines couldn’t perceive vertical ones — and vice versa.
This study showed that our brains can literally not perceive things they are not wired or trained to see.

So here’s a suggestion for you: open your mind to new things. Put yourself in new environments. Expand your reality. Find yourself and listen to your inner compass. Believe in the things you dream of and the things you want — because even though they may sometimes feel out of reach or impossible, that just means you’re not wearing the right sunglasses yet. If you look around, you can already find plenty of proof that the things you want are already a reality for others — so why not for you too?

Everything you’ve ever wanted is possible for you — it truly is. You just have to believe in it, and believe in yourself. It all starts by discovering who you authentically are, and what kind of life you want to live.

That’s what Roa Club is here for — to remind you that there’s no timeline you need to follow, no rush, and no box you need to fit into.
Your reality and your life are entirely yours to create.

Best regards,

Your founder, Signe Bryde