Times are very interesting right now. For starts, like it or not, history was made this week. My sense is that HOPE is in the air. Not just in North America, but a feeling of global HOPE. Something that I do not remember experiencing in my life time. My thoughts - is this not a positive? Is it not true that HOPE sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible? Yet, I am somewhat bewildered . . . I am having a hard time comprehending the intense reactions of many. Reactions based on what?? Media? Hearsay? Gossip? Learned Behaviour?
We all have buttons, buttons that when triggered, can and do evoke novel responses - often not the most enlightened of responses. I find this to be very curious. In fact, it has been renting a fair bit of space in my being. Now, don't get me wrong, I am the first to admit that my own responses can be just as puzzling as the next persons. This has led me to ponder where these reactions come from . . . I understand that all behaviour is learned and that much of our learning happens very early in our lives - childhood. Can you really teach older 'dogs' new tricks?
"People need to see that far from being an obstacle, the world's diversity of languages, religions & traditions is a great treasure affording us precious opportunities to recognize ourselves in others."
Youssou N'Dour
Musician
(Borrowed from my recent Chai Latte)
What precious opportunities are you missing out on because you've allowed yourself to get in your own way . . . How often are you blinded by your own reactions?
