Overcoming Your Biases

Psychology has made a nice comeback in recent years as a science. With the help of technology and a little creativity we are now able to test our reactions to people and events and even our subconscious biases in a way like never before. One very nice example in this direction is the test that measures how quickly we can override some hidden beliefs. Say you are asked to push a button to link "women" and "math skills". The longer it takes you to push the button, the more engrained the stereotype that women aren't as good in math as men is in you. That bias may be difficult to accept, but as long as you are aware of it, you have always the ability to compensate for it in your day to day interactions.

Life is nothing but a big healing opportunity to get the hidden stuff out of the basement of your being. A spiritual path helps you with that. All the characters and events that come your way give you the opportunity to learn something new about yourself. So don't aspire to be unbiased, you can't do that anyhow, aspire to discover love in all your interactions. Your friends will help you to make the right choice despite yourself. Show up in every situation, put your best foot forward, and if it takes you a microsecond longer to smile in a situation, that's ok. God is happy to wait for you.