Perspective
The anterior insula (the region that integrates sensory information into conscious awareness) also becomes more active. The insula determines what sensations make it into the “foreground” of your experience. When it upregulates, more raw sensory data reaches consciousness. You’re not imagining more detail, you’re actually perceiving more of it. More details noticed. More textures felt. More sounds distinguished. A lot of this magic is physiological.
The universe is only as large as our perception of it. When we cultivate our awareness, we are expanding our universe
Rick Rubin
Same story, different perspectives
Is maith an scéalaí an aimsir. Time is a good storyteller.
— Irish Proverb
There are a few ways one could interpret this. But for me, I think about how we can feel when we’re in a period of newness or uncertainty in our lives. If we are told today the things that will occur over the next... See more
Briana Ní Loingsighsubstack.comEcosystems flourish because they are teeming with diversity. This can teach us a lot about human relationships, as we often reject those ‘not like us’ in favour of those who seem outwardly familiar. Living connections depend on two basic things: allowing the self to exist while at the same time helping other(s) come alive. We lack this idea of... See more
The Poetics of Ecology
We see people and things not as they are, but as we are.
O'Reilly Media • Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony De Mello (1990) Paperback
