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Recently I’ve become aware of the fact that sometimes people have a tendency to put things in boxes when they don’t need to be in boxes. While it can be very good and efficient to organize things and categorize them so that you know how to access them there some things in life in which you should not categorize in place in boxes. I’m not talking so much about physical tactile things like paper or CDs or books, but I’m talking more about things that you need to survive in life. Like other peoples feelings, how you feel about things and opening your mind to new horizons.

Let’s take an example: interacting with people in your life. When you interact with people in your life. It is good to experience them for who they are and not have preconceived notions about who you want them to be when you meet people for the first time. It is difficult not to make judgments about them aka making a first impression feelings. That’s not uncommon, what is a bad thing to do is to meet a person and automatically expect them to fit some sort of profile that you created in your head in which you think they must fit.

You may think that you need to meet a certain type of person in order to have a good solid friendship with them, when the fact remains that there may be people that you wouldn’t even dream of fitting into your box that will actually be very compatible with you and you will be very compatible with them.

  I’ve known some people throughout my life that have the notion stuck in their head that they must have this, this and this in a person in order for them to be compatible, and to be able to have a very successful life or successful friendship together.

I can attest to the fact that meeting people that are outside your box is a great thing to do because you just never know who you may meet. My SO is not a person that I would have gone hunting for: but we are compatible and have a very successful relationship. Granted that we are not alike in many ways, but we do share common interests, enjoy each other’s company and have the same drive and desires in life. Had I kept my focus on someone that was to fit inside my box. I would’ve never found this person for several reasons. One reason being that I would’ve never looked for this person where they were found. Second reason being that it is possible I would not have even engaged in a conversation.

Please try to remember throughout your life to keep your options open: do not put yourself in a box or feel that they are certain things in your life that must fit within a box. You will limit your availability to meeting people and experiencing new things in life. We all know that when you experience things in life you grow as a person and without growth, life is meaningless.

So tell me… what have you done in your life that has been outside the box. And what have the results been? I would really like to know. So please tell me in the comments.

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