We Live in a Bubble of Perception

Published in Living Now Magazine May 2012

"Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous"

Voltaire

I'm guessing that by now, if you've read 'Your Greatest Gift is Truth', then you may have spent a good portion of your time taking a deep breath and fearlessly telling people your heartfelt truth?

How many time have you been shocked by the response?

It's kind of like spending a great deal of time thinking about what someone would like for their birthday and then spending even more time carefully shopping for that 'perfect' gift - only to find when you give it to the person their response is something less than what you'd hoped for. Some part of you may feel cheated by their lack of gratitude. Some part of you may feel like explaining to them how much time and effort you put into the gift.

So, here is the paradox of Truth and its inherent limitations.

You see there is a difference between objective and subjective truth.

The great Nagual Don Juan shares the Sorcerer's explanation in Carlos Castaneda's book 'Tales of Power'.

"We are insi…