{"id":8095,"date":"2017-11-02T06:56:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T10:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=8095"},"modified":"2017-11-02T06:56:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T10:56:25","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=8095","title":{"rendered":"new(s)"},"content":{"rendered":"

So over the weekend, after months of planning and putting multiple things in place, the Intramuralist & Co. moved into a new home. In other words if you could see me now and take note of my current, domestic surroundings, you would see a box to my left, a box to my right, and a creative selection of odds and ends all in between. Things are a bit more messy at the moment. There\u2019s a ton to untangle and much to unpack, but\u2026<\/em> all things are \u201cnew.\u201d<\/p>\n

What is it about \u201call things new\u201d that attracts us?<\/p>\n

A fresh start?
\nClean backdrop?
\nNew relationships?
\nA do over?<\/p>\n

An opportunity to change things up?
\nDo them better?
\nLearn from past mistakes?<\/p>\n

An opportunity, for instance, not to plaster that one last pic or divisive opinion on social media?<\/p>\n

There is simply something within the \u201call things new\u201d idea that is empowering and attractive\u2026 that opportunity to start anew.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m wondering if we sometimes get into behavioral and ideological ruts \u2014 like \u201cthis is what I do\u201d or \u201cthis is how I think\u201d \u2014 and therefore because, \u201cthis is how I think, I\u2019m always going to think this way\u201d\u2026 as if it what we do and think could never be new.<\/p>\n

The challenge, it seems is when we cast those ruts onto another \u2014 when we put another into a so-called, stereotypical box. For example\u2026 \u201cThis is what they<\/strong> do, so they\u2019re always going to do it that way\u201d\u2026 \u201cthis is how they<\/strong> think\u201d\u2026 and the ultimate, \u201cthis is who they are<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other words, we judge them.
\n(Granted\u2026 it\u2019s pretty easy and convenient to judge\u2026)<\/em><\/p>\n

But what if our assessment of \u201cthem\u201d isn\u2019t accurate?<\/p>\n

What if we\u2019re (God forbid)<\/em> wrong in what we think of them?<\/p>\n

What if they\u2019ve grown? \u2026 they\u2019ve changed? \u2026 and they have found the freedom and freshness of \u201call things new\u201d?<\/p>\n

Hence (in today\u2019s zillion dollar question),<\/em> what if we could see \u201cthem\u201d<\/em> differently?<\/p>\n

My sense is that judgment is clouding our assessment. It\u2019s impeding us from seeing the growth and the good in another. It\u2019s blocking us from fording another the same opportunity we crave \u2014 to \u201cdo and think\u201d differently \u2014 to make \u201call things new.\u201d<\/p>\n

And if it\u2019s blocking us from seeing the good in another, it\u2019s blocking, also, the wisdom in us.<\/p>\n

As said by the Chernoffs in \u201c1,000+ Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently,\u201d \u201cWhen you choose to see the good in others, you end up finding the good in yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

It seems like we\u2019re missing a lot of good\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026 in ourselves.<\/p>\n

Respectfully\u2026
\nAR<\/p>\n

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So over the weekend, after months of planning and putting multiple things in place, the Intramuralist & Co. moved into a new home. In other words if you could see me now and take note of my current, domestic surroundings, you would see a box to my left, a box to my right, and a … <\/p>\n

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