To use space and not allow it to use you, you must first accept your authoring of it, just as you are the author of your influence on the world around you. So then we must understand first that we are the architect’s of our life, and the author’s of our story. The same is true for space. To enjoy it we must accept it for what it is. We must define the purpose of space, yet seek less purpose in it in order to extract greater purpose from it.
That energy of each person is carried into the next space, and the next, the collective result of perceptions, thoughts and emotions create the experience of the world we live in. So if you want to change the world for the better, change yourself first, or better yet, lose yourself. You must lose the desire to control everything and instead find the love in everything. Oftentimes we need a push to get here. This “push” can be in the form of a healthy environment. One that stimulates innovation, encourages growth and embraces connectedness.
When you do only what you need, you grow. Just like a baby walks. He doesn’t desire to eat, he must eat, he does not desire to walk, he must walk. He does not know desire, he only knows need as an instinct, he must, because he is, this is why he grows.
The simple truth that many fail to realize is that we are much more than we construct ourselves to be. It is only until life brings, usually in the form of tragedy or unique circumstance, an awakening upon our soul, that we become aware of this truth.