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Embracing New Information Be Open
Living in an information age, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the constant influx of scientific studies, breaking news, and even spiritual revelations that fill our bookshelves, radio waves, and in-boxes. No sooner have we decided what to eat or how to think about the universe than a new study or book comes out confounding our well-researched opinion. After a while, we may be tempted to dismiss or ignore new information in the interest of stabilizing our point of view, and this is understandable. Rather than closing down, we might try instead to remain open by allowing our intuition to guide us.
For example, contradictory studies concerning foods that are good for you and foods that are bad for you are plentiful. At a certain point, though, we can feel for ourselves whether coffee or tomatoes are good for us or not. The answer is different for each individual, and this is something that a scientific study can’t quite account for. All we can do is take in the information and process it through our own systems of understanding. In the end, only we can decide what information, ideas, and concepts we will integrate. Remaining open allows us to continually change and shift by checking in with ourselves as we learn new information. It keeps us flexible and alert, and while it can feel a bit like being thrown off balance all the time, this openness is essential to the process of growth and expansion.
Perhaps the key is realizing that we are not going to finally get to some stable place of having it all figured out. Throughout our lives we will go through the processes of opening to new information, integrating it, and stabilizing our worldview. No sooner will we have reached some kind of stability than it will be time to open again to new information, which is inherently destabilizing. If we see ourselves as surfers riding the incoming waves of information and inspiration, always open and willing to attune ourselves to the next shift, we will see how blessed we are to have this opportunity to play on the waves and, most of all, to enjoy the ride.
One of the build up events to the big meet in August. Thanks for putting this on, and please visit the site at www.wiltonclassicsupercar.co.uk or on their Facebook page.
I fainted twice and then a horrible stomachache came.
I was screaming like crazy. Ngan must have had "an experience".
Going to the hospital on a Sunday freaked me out of how much money I would need to spend. Anyway, the ambulance guys were kind and gentle, and the doctor was soft.
It felt like I didn't have any strength left. Like a leaf that couldn't hold onto the tree anymore.
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I'm tired and I want to cry.
I wish I could go to sleep and wait for all these pains going away.
And then, I can wake up.
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At least, I still want to wake up.