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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 shifting 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.
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