It always amazes me how fickle time can be. Sometimes I look back on a week ago and I feel like a completely different person. Things that seemed important a week ago rarely are. And I think that shows how variable life can be. We may have completely disparate experiences from one week to another. Maybe we were sick last week, and healthy this week; our energy levels would likely be drastically different, and our sense of difficulty would probably change. Milestones, whether big work meetings or fun social events, usually appear different in the rearview mirror. Time creates distance in the 4th dimension, and while it doesn't guarantee perspective change, it enables opportunity for it.

I think this is why having a consistent, inclusive paradigm enables us to find harmony, with all others and our shared circumstance of being here together in this time and place. If we view our life within the greater context of occurring on Earth during the 21st century, our identity doesn't inherently exclude other people or other life. We can recognize our shared conditions: we are stuck here on this planet together, like it or not. An expanded paradigm unlocks this superpower of elevated global consciousness, achievable by literally anyone alive, yet doesn't harm or hinder our daily perspective. I would argue it only enhances your reflection as you look back to one week ago. You see how things have changed, but you place your experiences within the scope of being alive in a wondrous universe, full of miracle and mystery. How extraordinary our lot in life is--and we can all share in it.