Your mind can be expansive or constrained. The truth is you get to choose which type of mind you live with.
If you choose a 'constrained mind' - and many do - it is highly likely you will decide to promote 'other people's wants' above your 'genuine needs'. Signs you have made this decision [either consciously or unconsciously] are you seek to 'keep up with the Jones'. You are tight with a Clique. You are influenced by the 'one think' of those around you. You often get caught inside a mental 'paradox' wherein you do something you know will not end well simply to 'go along' with the prevailing consensus.
If you choose an 'expansive mind' - and some do - it is highly likely that you will decide to promote your 'genuine needs' above 'other people's wants'. I found ways to access my 'expansive mind' around five years ago. First, and foremost, I began to focus on my needs. And… surprise, surprise… I realised that I had very few needs which meant that my mind expanded. One direct consequence was that I wrote a science-fiction novel that highlighted the social impact of 'sameness' on human minds. In this tale my heroine, Jade, dreams of being a Martian Citizen who lives comfortably on the icy-blue planet Mars.
Richard
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