It's Beautiful Inside: An Introvert's Right To Be.
"The true last unexplored frontier is inner space, of each of us. We start exploring inside and say: "I don't care what I find. Whatever I find will be good, whatever I find will be real and authentic." That's when we really change things." Glenn Beck, on the Tim Ferriss Show (<--- CLICK TO LISTEN).
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Culture is a huge imposition on our free will. Customs, traditions + expectations are deep grooves in our trained brain to behave and pursue such-and-such ACCORDING TO SOCIAL NORMS.
One day I stopped and thought about how much power I have given to social norms. I deferred to them as if they were actually useful or fun. They are mostly a sign of disabled imagination.
So from our earliest days — after being born into stress and captivity — we are hammered with "the rules of life." Decorum. Etiquette. False politeness.
And the thing we want most, is to simply be ourselves. Yes, let's be that!
One day I stopped and thought about how much power I have given to social norms. I deferred to them as if they were actually useful or fun. They are mostly a sign of disabled imagination.
So from our earliest days — after being born into stress and captivity — we are hammered with "the rules of life." Decorum. Etiquette. False politeness.
And the thing we want most, is to simply be ourselves. Yes, let's be that!
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I just downloaded an "Introvert's Right to Be". I received a Kindle Fire for my birthday, last month but am only now getting around to figuring out how to use it.
Hope all is well!
Jill
Jill, happy belated birthday!! What a great gift.
And thanks for your purchase... hope it stokes, or invokes, something good :-)
Finished reading an "Introvert's Right to Be" earlier this week.
I enjoyed learning about the "Cleansing Sun Meditation" and have incorporated it into my meditative practice.
I also enjoyed learning about your introvert-ic journey and evolution, although I admit to being less familiar with the holistic possibilities of cannabis.
Thanks for sharing your insights in this essay!
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