This is such a well-presented article on how our belief systems dictate how we see the world! Using the word "framing" and also the picture of a person holding up a frame through which to see... both are great tools for paying attention to where our thoughts and words are influencing our views on life.

And I love your invitation to stop and consider the truth behind any number of common sayings, like "Nothing in life is free." Gotta wonder where a phrase like that originated, when it's SO apparent that many, many things come to us (from Nature, especially) without any expenditure on our parts!