We live in echo chambers. Expose yourself to new insights

It has been said "I am not who I am, I am not who you think I am, I am who I think you think I am" origin of the quote unknown. It has also been said that the thinking that has gotten me this far can get me no farther. I believe that is a quote from Albert Einstein.

Besides our early brain wiring and individual life experiences formulating our perspectives and beliefs our family our culture etc the people we surround ourselves with hold up mirrors to ourselves about ourselves. We live in a series of echo chambers and posses many blind spots that we ourselves are incapable of noticing as they are blind spots. The way in which we interact react and see those around us react to us provides us some manner of insight into our own inner-workings if we are careful and observant.

However if you spend your life always surrounded by the same people or the same type of people or only the people who think similarly to you or perhaps even as the lone wolf you may never have a light shed on the blind spots in your own understanding of yourself your life your desires strengths weaknesses beliefs and capacity to grow heal and improve.

We can only know what we know and only learn from what we are exposed to. Sometimes it takes broadening your exposure to people outside of your familiar circles, your similar thoughts and life style, your preexisting echo chambers and house of mirrors; to shed light, insight, inspiration, healing and growth.

The more perspectives you can garner in your life, though you needn't take them as rules as no one but you should drive your own life, the more you can see of yourself.

Blind spots exposed, new perspectives on familiar challenges of belief systems, new concepts and ideas you may never otherwise had the opportunity to consider or explore to improve and expand your life had you not made the conscious decision to seek out a new and unfamiliar individual to shine a light into your preexisting bubble and house of mirrors from holding hard and fast to your familiar safe social bubble.

In life we often focus on experiencing as much experiences as possible it is also important to expose yourself to new minds and insights as each one offers something new and precious if you pay careful attention every mind is unique and can broaden your mind and life the more minds you become exposed to.

Shake up your familiar social bubble.

It will be enlightening.

And further you may find that their insight and perspectives may hold just the keys you have been currently seeking, or the support and encouragement you have been missing, or the confidence you can barrow until you grow your own. Sometimes just one person can open your mind and your heart in ways you didn't even know you needed. But you need to make the room for and the choice to seek out this new person/people into your world with an open mind, open ears, open heart, tactful selection that they are not toxic, and a willingness to be moved from the security of the identity you have settled into, even when it is no longer serving you, from your familiar echo chambers.

Open your life to at least one new person this year. And see how things can change for and within you.

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