Diane L.
Ross, M.A., copyright 2004 by Diane
Ross
There is a
difference between spending time alone and
spending time with yourself.
It is possible to
be alone and never get to
know yourself any better.
There are so many
distractions that can be used to fill your time
— TV, the internet, videos, music,
etcetera - that
in spite of being by yourself, you need to
create the opportunity to be with
yourself.
Being with
yourself allows you the opportunity to become
aware of your own thinking.
You can’t be
aware of your own thinking if you
aren’t
quiet enough
to listen.
As you become
quiet, you first hear the chatter of the
world.
You hear sounds
and noises that are outside of you.
As you become
quieter still, you become aware of
your own, internal chatter.
You might become
aware of a particular song
playing in your head.
You might become
aware of snips of conversations that took place
in the mind’s memory of the past.
You might become
aware of conversations that you imagine may
take place in the future.
As you become
aware of the activity in your mind,
you begin
to
know
yourself.
You begin to
understand what is shaping your life and where
your energies have been invested.
You may learn
that you have been spending a lot of your
energies on worry, fear and blame.
As you become
aware of your inner life, you get to know
yourself in a whole new way.
Spend time with
yourself and discover who you
are.
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