Frame of Mind

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It's amazing how much our current frame of mind can influence our perceptions of the external world. If we're feeling nervy or worried about something, it's easy to project that feeling on to all and every experience we have during a particular period. Paranoia is another state which can make us feel it is not comfortable to connect with other people because it is simply not 'safe'. Sometimes watching a clip from TV or reading something from a book can create a nightmare scenario which can trigger something internally. I have just read something this morning, the implication of which is really quite scary. Yet often politicians seem to live in this paranoid state and then they invent more and more reasons why we should prove that we are who we say we are - hence, particularly in the UK, the great debate over ID cards. It often takes a great deal to stay centred and not allow the paranoia and control techniques of governments and big business to undermine our own individual sense of well-being and happiness.