If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear as it is, infinite. – William Blake

One of the major stumbling blocks to changing perceptions and awareness of the “truths” that we’ve manufactured is that we do not want to recognize that we are wrong or mistaken. Furthermore, we do not want to admit to others (or ourselves) that these mistaken perceptions have distorted or modified our lives.

To counteract this, it is important to periodically challenge our beliefs and viewpoints. We need to problematize these perspectives and question their validity. We need to question their role and relevance in our lives.

In a normal state, our personality undergoes a constant process of reorganization. We routinely review, prioritize, and in some cases reject viewpoints and perspectives.

In a misguided or neurotic state, the personality clings to beliefs that may be false or distorted. In these situations, a major crisis or event is required to force the individual to recognize alternative viewpoints and perspectives.

If your mind and personality have been programmed or conditioned to accept and distort concepts and values, you develop a lifestyle and actions to support or justify your version of the truth. You make assumptions that events are true or casual when neither is valid. You seek to prove these aspects to be correct, to make the facts fit your perspective.

You need to identify a means to wipe these away and cleanse your perspectives.

Photo by John Doyle on Unsplash

This post is Day 40 of my #100DaysToOffload challenge. Want to get involved? Find out more at 100daystooffload.com.