insulated

Every night, I work outdoors.

Just for a short time. Out the door I go.

Usually my simple hooded sweatshirt suffices for insulation. But with a good dose of arctic air sitting over Ohio, it was sweatshirt and coat night.

I insulated myself from the cold, from what I didn't want, and for the heat, what I did want.

We don't really need coats to do that do we?

To keep out what we don't want and to keep in what we do want? Comes naturally for all of us. There is an easy example I might use but it is banned from my blog. Too polarizing. Too obvious.

Many of us only want to hear that which supports our point of view. If that is all you are willing to listen to then expect your point of view to narrow.

Many of us experience actual discomfort if we have to listen to something besides our own opinions. We wish to remain insulated from the world.

Change can be painful. But if you are not happy with your lot in life than you must choose to change. The world will not change for you.