NARROWING IN ON THINGS

There are definitely times in life where it's a great idea to narrow in on things, to get so crystal clear about who you are, what you stand for... yet when we narrow in to much on our own beliefs, we leave no room to see things from other peoples perspectives, to see there could actually be another way to look, live and work from a different space in our minds. If we stay so focused only on our way, we run the risk of missing out on what else is possible and also run the risk of pointing the finger and saying another is wrong in their choices - which they are not, they are just different to ours. There are so many beliefs in the world we live and although we feel that ours is the right one, not everyone will agree...and that's totally ok. Just recently I saw myself so focused on my own belief that how I was looking at it was very narrow focus...or just plain 'narrow minded' I disagreed in many ways. Yet it wasn't until I stopped and allowed myself to take a walk around the whole thing, that I could actually allow myself to see it from their angle and not just my own. It didn't' change my belief, however it did open me up to what else, other possibilities and in that moment I could see how and possibly the reasons why they had a different belief than myself. We can't always be the same, we will never all be the same, I know this to be true, yet when your own beliefs are pushed up against, it's a moment we get to see more of what could be. Lately I've found my mind opening up to new ways of seeing things. I've been asking for things to be a part of my life that I've never truly allowed in, in the past. And allowing myself to be that person and know that it get's to be ok. Any time that I close myself off from other ideas and ways, is when I close off new experiences and opportunities to come into my life. When we take a walk around others ideas and beliefs, we get to ask questions, we get the opportunity to try and understand them and in turn, we get to have great conversations and connect in a way that would not come about if we simply just put our hand up to others beliefs. It's through these conversations, we also get to know ourselves even more so.