I have always admired the way children are just the way they are – unabashed, unafraid and an absolute sponge for what the universe has the offer them. I am sure you can relate and would probably be inclined to go into a ‘well yes, when I was young…’ thought-stream.
It seems as we grow ‘older’ – many layers of restrictions begin tightening their grip around our minds and we forget to dream, dissociate from it, even fear it…filing anything that is idealistic into the ‘just not possible’ draw…and ‘the reality is in fact such and such’…
These restrictions have been moulded by our upbringing, our families, our schooling, our friends, our society, our cultures, our professions…Are these not the very things that have shaped your mental terrain to this point? All your values, beliefs, should’s and shouldn’ts, good and bad, right and wrongs? It has to be one way or the other right?
We habitually accept things because that’s just what it appears to our line of sight and/or our experience. As adults, we question less and less and reject more and more…it is NO WONDER we can no longer SPONGE anything! It’s SATURATED with our views, and our subjectivity
…and we think this is what is ‘real’. Well, just let this 12 year old by the name of Adora Svitak voice what is ‘real’…=)
Impressive? I was so BLOWN AWAY!!
I constantly have to remind myself to treat this world in as open a way as my mind can possibly handle at this point as I peel away at my own subjectivities, assumptions and judgements. The easier ones to catch are the ones already made aware. The ones hiding in the blindspots…haha, I’m still discovering…However, children just HAVE it.
I really want to share this little mind-switcher that honestly made a HUGE IMPACT on how I related to reality and my own subjectivity hehe =D
- Get ANY OBJECT (eg a mug) from within your reach and place it directly in front of you. Make a mental note on what you see
- Now turn it 90 degrees (doesn’t matter whether clockwise or anti-clockwise) and describe what you see
- Do as above in 2. three more times
- Now stand up and see the object from above and describe the view from there
- How about the bottom view?
None of the 6 views were the same where they? (front, back, left, right, top and bottom) And yet they weren’t they all the same object? Apply this to the real world and in any situation, any person you may begin to see how linearly we see things. I mean what we see is what we see – there’s not doubt. However, we often attach the ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ after it. All the views of the object were all true and all correct. And children are able to accept and consider all possibilities without further judgement. WE on the other hand…hahaha
Now who’s looking childish? =)
Yours in the Path Towards Age-reversal & Success,
Jane
PS. Btw, our ability to ‘age-reverse’ our mind is one of the key ingredients to having any amount of success and abundance in our lives…all it takes is some conscious effort =) Awareness is our duty to act! I am certain of this or I would not have been so blessed with the true knowledge and experience many mentors and friends have shared with me… Rock on guys! =)