Taking Off the Beer Goggles

Taking off the beer goggles helps us see things more clearly. It's like we've been living in a little rat maze for so long and then suddenly-wide open spaces. A panoramic view. It's a really phenomenal experience-albeit a scary one. When we choose to stop ingesting substances that skew our thinking even more than it is already being skewed, we start to re-focus and see what's really in front of us. People that have so many threads of their personality in common with us it's unreal. People are really not all that different. Taking off the beer goggles gives you a fresh perspective that makes you feel like you are one with everyone you meet, and also helps to facilitate compassion in your being for those around you struggling to make the world make sense. Compassion is the cornerstone of understanding and perspective taking and empathy helps to get us there.