World-view lenses, we all have them. It is how we understand the world around us, based on our experiences, perspective, and personality. Of course, wearing a lens distorts what you are seeing in front of you. It frames it in the context of the viewers experience and understanding. This is a piece of my journey to understand, to work o flip up my world-view lens, and work to understand the individual or person before me. This requires me to intentionally clear my head of preconceived notions, theories, guesses, and the like. I sometimes think this is counter-intuitive, because our world-view is developed and woven into us so insidiously, that plucking it out and removing it is a difficult concept to wrap my head around. I can work from the framework of listening carefully to another’s experience and perspective, working to not jump to conclusions, quieting the questions that pop up into my head. This, for me is a helpful approach in furthering my goal to understand.
Until next time,
Robin
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