We are our own worst enemy. Those six simple words neatly summarize all that is wrong with the world today.
Our preference is to believe we are all independent entities who control our own destiny. While this is certainly a flattering delusion, the realty is we are walking talking automatons perfectly programmed and perpetually manipulated. We continuously sweat the small stuff (family, work, home and play) while conceding near total control of our 'selves' to external programming.
I suspect part of the problem is a failure of our imagination. How can we know anything other than what we (think) we know? Part of the solution is to break from our numbing routines and stretch well beyond our comfort zone. To do so we must be willing to see our 'self' in a totally unflattering light, to clearly perceive that which we shield ourselves from.
Please join me in reading "Things You Don't Have To Do".
Cognitive Dissonance
