To not expand your mind and grow can seem comfortable because you can blame, shame, and judge others and yourself instead of dealing with your walls, needs and expectations.  You can’t grow and expand if you constantly fight through drama and unprocessed emotions, beliefs, conditioned fears etc. The egoic mind likes to fight.  Remember, fight or flight are the ego’s immediate reactions to life. This is our unmindful selves.

Many factors hamper your ability to be fully present and thirive.  The ego’s job is to keep you safe, so it reacts to your negative emotions when you feel uncomfortable about something.  It doesn’t know whats real or not. This reactionary response from the egoic mind is why it’s important to know what topics, situations, or issues trigger you into defense mode.

Uncovering these mind spaces with helpful tools, like this blog series, can allow you to expand your mind and reach a content awareness, based in self-love.