Saying something: Part One

I've listened to a lot of people in my life and have benefitted from hearing and understanding many of them. Listening is an excellent skill, one learns more listening than talking. I had an idea to do a little series of posts about things I've heard people say and which I've taken away, thought over and applied to my life. I'll keep these posts quite short but hope someone reads something they can fit into their own life. Here goes.

Become an expert at embracing solitude

People have lost the ability to find a quiet place away from others, a space of their own where they can discover and rediscover themselves and to delve within to become more in touch and in tune with their thoughts and feelings. I often wonder if they're afraid of what they may discover, or perhaps they're afraid of not discovering anything?

A lot of the stress people suffer comes from the inability to do this, to detach from others and the world around them, society, their troubles and problems and simply be still and to still their mind. We are constantly bombarded from all sides in today's fast-paced world, it's relentless, but people also seem to fill their lives with constant stimulation, screen time for example, which doesn't often have the value they perceive it to have. Embrace alone time, being quiet and still.