2015-06-18

Overseas Perspective

It is interesting to pause and consider the differences between how we see ourselves, and how others see us.

The Blue Collar Goddess and I are in Denmark, at the moment.

Much like the US, Denmark is a wealthy country with a high standard of living, a high literacy rate and a high expected lifespan. It's a very civilized place-- something that seems to happen to places that have been "places" for a very long time.

The energy is different here. It's quieter, softer and more... compassionate than we typically experience in the the US. You don't get the sense of the "Stand tall, look 'em in the eye and tell 'em what you know" approach to life and interactions, the way you do in the US. We speak a lot about "freedom" in the US, yet people in Denmark seem much freer than we do, and the pervasive "police presence" seen in the States is absent here.

As I observe these things, it reminds me that things like freedom and consciousness cannot be policed and/or legislated... they simply happen as a result as a natural consequence of the cultural and social environment.

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