Do you give yourself any time to listen to your own thoughts? Are you so busy with everyone in your family, so busy doing good things, that it is foreign to you to hear one of your own thoughts creep through? This goes along with my thoughts on learning how to "Just Be". It is one of the many reasons I love to escape, as I did for 2 days last weekend, to Mt. Pleasant. The distractions of home, family, house, bills, church, friends, school, work, community -- though good -- are less and so it affords me the moments to let my brain and heart just wander and be themselves. What is most important to me? What dreams and goals do I have? What blessings are mine? It is calming and peaceful. My mind can naturally sort itself, organize itself. I think it is important to find ways for our minds and hearts to bloom. I use distraction as a way to keep myself from things that are disturbing, sad, anxiety ridden. Not always appropriate, but it can be effective. On the other end of the spectrum, I like it when I can be somewhere where I can explore my feelings....the spirit can whisper about the truly meaningful, valuable, and worthwhile things in life....
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