What's New at UYM
Week 5 / 2025
Welcome to another edition of "What's New at UYM," where we highlight recent creations and updates from the past week. This week's insights dive deep into transformative thinking, reality shaping, and the power of perception. Let’s recap the content and spark your weekend with thought-provoking quotes!
Recap of Articles
1. What is Reality, Anyway?
This article explores the idea that reality is shaped by the interpretations of our mind on various levels—sensory, emotional, and intellectual. It questions whether we can ever be sure about an objective reality and examines the influence of technology in shaping our perceptions.
What is Reality, Anyway?
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." – Albert Einstein
2. Changing Reality by Refocusing Attention
This piece delves into how our attention acts as the architect of our perception and reality. By learning to redirect focus, we can transform our experiences, emotions, and even our external circumstances. The article provides actionable steps for mindfulness, gratitude, and reframing perspectives.
Quotes to Ponder
Here are some timeless quotes to complement this week’s themes of perception, reality, and transformation:
"The mind is everything. What you think you become." – Buddha
"You don’t see things as they are, you see them as you are." – Anaïs Nin
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." – Albert Einstein
"Your focus determines your reality." – George Lucas
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." – Aristotle
"Change your thoughts and you change your world." – Norman Vincent Peale
"Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." – Viktor Frankl
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." – Viktor Frankl
"Happiness depends on your mindset and attitude." – Roy T. Bennett
"Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world." – Arthur Schopenhauer
As we wrap up this week, may these insights and reflections inspire you to approach the world with curiosity and intention. Remember, the power to shape your reality lies within you.
Warmly,
Patrick Stoeckmann