In some ways, this cosmetic is merely an illusion, but a useful one, nonetheless. If you have dark, thick frames, it may give the wearer the illusion of thicker eye-brows. Spectacle frames can also enhance or reduce the size of one's eyes. They can make you look more studious, or more studied. You can appear innocent, learned or serious.
Reframing, in the language of psycholinguistics, is about changing the perception of things by altering the language structure. Whoever said that 'sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me' never had a performance appraisal in his/her life. The printed word can hurt; so do grades and rankings. In journalism, 'the pen IS mightier than the sword'.
By reframing, we can transform our language patterns to fit our needs. For example, we can reframe the word 'manager' into the following: guide, mentor, supervisor, colleague, process expert, and mature worker.
What do you do from Mondays to Fridays? Are you: in a job, at work, in your profession, or in a career?
Those who see into the future may be described as long-sighted, visionary, predictive, systems thinkers, or possessing foresight.
In these examples, we can appreciate to some extent, that language frames our experience. How we describe our experiences can either excite us to do more of it, or less of it. If we learn from each experience, we may then review our failures and shortcomings as results, outcomes and points of reference. Rest assured, it is not about lying to oneself but exploring alternative meanings to what may be mundane and unexciting.
Get a frame on your life!
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