Density

Pack stuff into a volume of any size. There it is: Density! It’s so much stuff in so much volume. A full jar of jelly makes for a lot of stuff in a given volume. The same jar filled with air makes for less stuff in the identical volume. Density: Stuff per volume.

Now look around. How much stuff lies within the volume of your enclosed boundaries? Let’s go beyond furniture and knickknacks here. Let’s look at the density of stuff in your mind.

I know. The mind is not a physical volume. It appears to have no limiting boundary like a jelly jar. Keep putting stuff in it, and it expands like a balloon with indefinite elasticity.

Why, then, do so many people act as though the stuff of the mind attains a density?

A jar is a place, but the mind? Truth is, we often treat the mind as place, or, if not treat, then appear at times to understand the mind as place. And places can be filled more or less.

Note that whenever people treat the mind as place, they associate it with tasks, self-imposed or other-imposed demands, or needs. “It’s all too much.” “I can’t handle anything else.” “One more thing and I’ll….” Critical density has been reached!

The next time the density of your life appears to reach critical mass, reconsider the volume of mind. You’re not going “to go crazy” because of “increasing density.” The mysterious volume of mind can expand to handle indefinite stuff. Yes, you might have to go into the mind-balloon to do some rearranging, but be assured, it’s all going to fit.