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Mindfulness, Conscious Reality Creation, and Privilege
Does privilege impact one’s ability to discuss mindfulness and working with conscious reality creation?
I cannot change where I come from.
Let’s get this right out in the open, right up front. I am a white male. As a child I got a fair share of toys, always had my own room, and even with my parents’ divorcing when I was five, I got to spend time with both.
As a teenager, the money my grandfather left me for college allowed me to attend school and not work in those four years. After college, I made both smart and poor choices with my monies; despite bouncing around jobs, I never was in danger of losing out on a home or other necessities.
Nope, I can’t change that. I have always had a certain level of privilege that, I know, I have taken for granted at times.
Why am I putting this out there? Because I feel it is important to acknowledge my own background in the context of the things I write about. I put a lot of focus on mindfulness, conscious reality creation, and developing and using positivity to improve lives. Because of where I come from, I have not had certain experiences that others have and do, which could, in theory, cause some to point out limitations in the value of my viewpoint.
