It’s generally well acknowledged that man is a creature of his habits. Beginning in our infancy, we endeavor to understand our life – What to make of it and how to make it better.
The more we learn and become aware of, the better, faster, and more efficiently we grow.
Consider a twist.
In my quest to seize the moment, I filter events and opportunity, the known and the unknown, through my previous experiences. Everyone does.
Like working a puzzle, I see how everything fits together or may fit together, as this process guides me in accepting, rejecting, or pending what I do next.
Starting in my infant years, this process with ongoing revisions continues today. It’s how I cope with life.
Although it’s generally given little to no notice or thought, the process restricts, maintains, or expands my awareness.
For example, as a young man, I liked small sporty cars. I didn’t give any attention to large luxury cars. In the 1990’s, our two sons were in high school, and we wanted another car, I first looked at small and midsize models. Walking around the used car lot, I suddenly noticed an LHS. It wasn’t what I’d call attractive at all.
But look at the room – it was spacious!
It didn’t matter that I’d never seen one before. To be more precise, I’d just never noticed one before. It hadn’t caught my eye. But, after purchasing it, becoming enamored with the comfort, I frequently saw them on a daily basis.
They had been there all along, I just looked right past them.
It wasn’t just me.
Science tells us we filter out what we’re unaware of. We don’t – can’t – accept any ‘thing’ until we expand our awareness to include whatever that thing is.
Learning opens the door to seeing. We must see with new eyes.
Until next time,
Joe