BEYOND YOUR HORIZON: HOW TO GROW BEYOND THE LIMITS OF YOUR UPBRINGING

The background of upbringing sets the basis of individual identity, values, and world perception but it may as well
form invisible boundaries limiting the self development. This article discusses the ways in which people can
overcome these boundaries to apply the knowledge of psychology, philosophy, education, creativity and lived
experience. It is based on the studies in family resilience (Walsh, 2003), self-awareness in parenting (Siegel and
Hartzell, 2013) and creativity in childhood (Vygotsky, 2004) in arguing that resilience and imagination play central
roles in personal growth. The stories of development and change (Falzon, 2024; Schinnar, 2019) can show how
education, a narrative, and self-reflection allow people to make their horizons wider. Moreover, cultural critique
(James, 2013), hermeneutics (Grondin, 2011), and technology (Kurzweil, 2005; Cascone, 2017) have also
motivated works that outline the importance of breaking inherited cognitive and cultural boundaries to create new
development opportunities. These findings indicate that going beyond upbringing does not imply denying the past
but reconstructing it and enlarging it in a more holistic picture of self. Resilience, openness and creativity enable
people to expand their horizons and develop new opportunities to thrive