Ralph Waldo Emerson may have said it best when he observed that consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. Still do on occasion.
Hobgoblins die hard.
One of the classic examples of the kind of unenlightened attitude that is guaranteed to trash serenity is found in the tenacious investment most of us have in defending and perpetuating the collection of ideas we currently embrace as the truth of how it is with ourselves, each other and the world we live in. I ve got it figured out. Don t mess with it. And how we cling to our petrified notions. Even when it becomes distressingly apparent that our beliefs keep getting in the way of our peace and serenity, we still find it enormously difficult to step outside our current points of view and enjoy the freedom of a fresh perspective.