Have You Ever...
Have you noticed that, in this age of information and disinformation, you can find an article, video, statistic, "scientific review", chart, or blog to support any and all of your personal biases?I would like to see critical thinking skills come back into vogue.
Questioning ones beliefs and biases is the only way one can truly break through self imposed limitations and fears.
Ancient wisdom has a philosophy that states, "watch your loyalties and your prejudices"
Any thing, including ideas that you attach to, have the potential to cause you suffering.
Best question in the world?
Why?
Why do I believe that?
Why do I need to cling to that thought?
Why do I have that fear?
Etc....
Comments (28)
You are young and beautiful enjoy every moment of this. Life is too short to be worried about small things
There's no sense in wanting the impossible, is there? Lol
I want to be made to question things.
Otherwise I may see things one-dimensionally, and that is never a good way to go through life.
Most of the time, that isn't all that reliable as in one instance a circumstance might turn out one way and then a similar circumstance will turn out completely different from the last.
Like Bloody wrote. Probably best to rely on inner nudges and then learn from whatever shows up.
Bloody, I think you have the right idea! Keepin' it fresh
I love it when someone 'gets' me.
We just have to be careful that we don't prevail and limit ourselves with our own bias and prejudices. Instead we try to put ourselves in the shoes of those we question. Only then we can truly understand why things are such.
Great blog Gypsy.
Yes, I agree. I know I can get stuck in my own loyalties and prejudices. It is a constant practice to notice and question them as they come up.
Some, I find, I am just fine with at this point in time.
I've done so much studying and find that as soon as I get hooked into a belief now, something invariably comes along to knock me off my perch. :)
Sure we all have our own individual choices that match our own differences and that's alright, too. Heck we're all different but allowing ourselves to be diversified in being comfortable with our own skin, is also a support to whoever we are. Having more tolerant attitude towards others can only enhance our relationship with whom we choose to be with. Otherwise, we also have our inherent choice to live as a social misfit or hermit.
But by enlarge we're all made to live amongst our fellow men. It's best we cultivate positive attitude amongst all of us. Having said that, we do have to be on guard and know and be careful about those who want to hurt us.
And I do love good debates too, do as not to rust my mind.
Sure we all have our own individual choices that match our own differences and that's alright, too. Heck we're all different but allowing ourselves to be diversified in being comfortable with our own skin, is also a support to whoever we are. Having more tolerant attitude towards others can only enhance our relationship with whom we choose to be with. Otherwise, we also have our inherent choice to live as a social misfit or hermit.
But by enlarge we're all made to live amongst our fellow men. It's best we cultivate positive attitude amongst all of us. Having said that, we do have to be on guard and know and be careful about those who want to hurt us.
And I do love good debates too, do as not to rust my mind.
Are these all American shows?
Do people actually believe what they are saying though?