Amit Daga's Blogs & Publications

A s we travel through life, each of us encounters people who disappoint and deceive us. In response to these negative experiences we often create a protective mental wall to keep people out and prevent us from experiencing this pain again. And in some ways, withdrawing from those around us and putting up our mental defences DOES work. It keeps corrupt people out, and protects us from their malicious intentions. However the problem with living life this way, is that in addition to keeping us isolated from the relatively few malicious people in the world, we also isolate ourselves from all the truly good people around us. When we become isolated from the world at large, we miss out on so much joy, happiness and laughter that the right people can bring into our lives. The big problem is many of us live with our protective mental walls UP by default, and we only occasionally lower our defenses and let people in. One of the most powerful ways to t...