By Charlene M Brown
Stillness!
Breathe Easy!
Inhale.
Exhale!
Silence!
“Self-ness!”
Deep Breathing!
In our technology driven society (so-called Western Society, that is), we hardly ever take the time to listen to the stillness anymore.
As our world has moved from primarily agricultural to the age of industry, machines and technology, we have lost much of our connection with our surroundings, including the Earth.
Sometimes we just need to reconnect, not to our cell phones or mp3 players, but to the Earth and our surroundings!
Not too long ago I was riding along, headed to a job interview waaaayyyy outside the city where I live. As I was traveling, I saw this winding road. Despite that I was headed somewhere else, I really wanted to follow that road.
My employment “sensibilities”, took over however, and I continued going to that interview.
But the thing is, I will always want to take that winding road that I can’t quite see the end of. That’s part of who I am! But I only know this, because at some point, I have stopped to listen to myself.
Part of finding your direction is taking your cues from the things in your surroundings.
I LOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVEEEEEEE music. But even in listening to it, every so often, I need to turn it off just to hear my Self.
Sometimes I need to stop distracting myself with the music and start making my OWN music.
And sometimes this is hard.
Finding your own direction (not the directions others want you to move in) means playing full-out—giving 100% every time.
Sometimes it’s crazy-scary to quiet all the chatter we constantly surround ourselves with just to listen to our selves! Believe me, I Know from first-hand experience!
And I definitely get scared sometimes!
Deep inside, we really know what good moves for us are. Most of ignore these things for more “practical” ideas that fit with the mainstream all around us.
What would happen if we started listening to these things?
For me, it’s about taking action. One of the scariest things for me is moving forward. And this almost always boils down to me being afraid that once I finish this, I won’t have anything left to do.
Like most, FEARS, this is not really a rational thought, yet there it is, out on the table for all to see. (That’s not one of my strengths either, so it was quite challenging to put my fears on the table like that—but I think I’ll leave it.)
Rational or not, in order to overcome it, I have to take action in a different direction from it. If everything I am doing is moving me toward the same things I have always done (avoided taking critical actions to propel me forward), then perhaps it’s time I find a new direction.
And so it is with you too!
Do You Love Your Life Now!? I Do!! (Because I am learning to move in different directions!)