One of the most important skills in life is to be able to uncondition yourself.
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” – Buddhist saying
All of our egos are constructed in our formative years- our first two decades. They are influences by our family, environment, and society. All of these habits, biases and constructs affect the way we see the world. We spend our lives interpretting everything through our egos.
The ability to uncondition yourself, is the ability to take your habits apart and ask “Does this still serve me?”, “Does it make me happier?”, “Does it make me healthier?”, “Does it make me accomplish whatever I set out to accomplish?”.
This ability to uncondition yourself is always highlighted when life circumstances destory your ego. For example Bruce Lee had to accept that he could no longer be a competitive athlete due to his injury, so he forged a new identity as a philospher.
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