The whole point of Reality Laughs is that my thinking and my opinions can be wildly different from what really exists.
This assumes that there is a reality outside of me, and I think that’s a safe assumption. To say the least. 🙃
If my opinion is wildly wrong, I feel the pain when I bump up against it. “I can walk through walls!” is an exercise in positive mental attitude until I put that assertion to the test.
The bump against the wall is real. The pain is real. What does that pain do to my thinking? Do I abandon my belief in my wall-walking abilities? Better yet, do I examine the thinking processes that brought me to believe I could walk through walls?
Or do I double down? Do I find other walls to test? Bump bump bump bump. How many times do I test until I re-examine my belief? Until I question the thinking that generated that belief?
This is why it’s so important for me to not lie to myself. Because the lies I tell myself are within my control. The outside world? Not in my control.
If I present myself to the world looking like a football, the world will kick me. Not because of any Divine Agency in the world/nature/God but because of me. The wall doesn’t jump out at me when I attempt to walk through it. It’s me, my actions, driven by my beliefs, what did it.