#307 Perception, Understanding, State of Being, Intimately Intertwined

     How do you relate to things you don't clearly understand? For example, how do you feel when you read this?:

     “We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.”                 Anais Nin
 
     Is your first reaction: 'What a load of crap!' ? - or - 'Strange, but intriguing.' ? - or - 'Yes, that's so true!' ? There's no right or wrong answer. What and how we perceive is simply how we are - the stage we're at - our state of being - at the time. How we are right now, is the natural, inevitable result of all (genetic & environmental) that's occurred in our lives - everything that went into forming us - up to this moment in time. Clearly this huge complex set of ingredients is unique to each individual.
     And each of us is somewhere along a trajectory of human psychosocial development, from infant to profoundly wise elder. No matter where we find ourselves on this trajectory, no matter where we are right now, we can consciously, intentionally ensure our progressive evolution. As we evolve, our quality of life and state of being will progressively improve, and we will clearly sense that this is happening, as it's happening.

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