Keeping Oneself Open to New Sources
Posted on Jun 26th, 2008
by 
wanderer7
wanderer7
routine has it's place in life. For one, it keeps us generally sane. Just knowing what's coming up, how to approach certain things; this is a boon to the conscious mind.
routine, in a way, plans out our future for us.
But it can also be a groove that we become too comfortable in; like walking the same old path to work, meeting and greeting the same people, seeing the same sort of movies and tv shows.
when this happens, routine has become our mental straightjacket; limiting movement, and potential new thoughts.
I find the best example of this is our Information Sources. Where we go to to get new data on the world. Now, we have the traditional 3 big Media Sources (the radio, tv, and newspaper), but now the web opens up the whole vast spectrum of data sources to us. If one is multilingual, what a place to dwell in!
but even so, with the Web out there, each person can only sample of small slice; and even there, we usually move in Information Routines; certain sites that we have come to know, to trust, and rely on.
Part of the problem is just 'finding' new sources. Ventures start up, often quite promising, but how do they get known? Most often, it is just a fortuitous link that falls one way, and here we rely on friends and social networks to keep us informed of 'new sources' or 'new finds'. Rather happenchance, no?
But one thing I have noticed with myself is that I have these so-called Information Routines. And once you recognise it's there, one can maybe branch out a bit more, try and explore and discover Alternative Voices; some that may be Beacons of Hidden Wisdom.
Keeping Oneself Open to New Sources
love and light, wanderer7
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July 2008 
You are a Beacon of Hidden Wisdom to me. Thank you for all of your enlightening posts :)
Hi Elizabeth. Thanks so much; it is very much appreciated. Take care, and blessings! wanderer7
thanks for this reminder Wanderer
I tend to be constantly looking for new sources of info, but time and motivation is limited.
This connects to some of my recent thoughts. There is another aspect that might be more important than the sources limiting us. We get stuck not only in information tunnels but also reality tunnels. We have our beliefs and assumptions that we rarely quesiton, we have our maps and models of reality that filters our perceptions of the world. Our paradigm not only limits the info we can take in, it also limits the info we recognize as important or even recognize at all. We're surrounded by unknown unknowns.
Its important to seek out new sources not only for new info but also for new perspectives.
Ah wanderer 7 and marmalade I agree and I agree! I seem to become more a creature of habit everyday… and then an unexpected surprise will greet me and I remember the vibrant energy, curiousity and delight that comes with something yet to be explored. Thank you both for these thoughts.