Meditations on Meditation

[rocksee]

Someone once told me they didn't like to be alone with their thoughts and avoided down time for this reason. And at the time, I agreed with them. That conversation has stuck with me for years. Every now and then I'd think about it but in a changing light. I had wanted to keep myself busy to keep my mind off of "things" that were going on in my life

Comments

[jessable]

I can relate to having avoided self-reflection in the past. An amazing therapist helped me learn how to reflect in what you describe a forgiving sort of way. Since then, I routinely reflect on things, but I can tell that I tend to avoid it when I'm stressed. I think journaling is my way of working through those thoughts, as nearly no one can read my journal so it's mostly for me. I can work through things in writing that I just can't work through as well in words. And I'm frequently tempted to delete my entries, but I remind myself that they are reflective of my own self-growth, for good and bad.

Thanks for sharing your previous fears about giving birth. Now that I'm in a place where I feel strongly that I want to have a kid, I've thought about the whole birthing situation. I have a pretty high pain tolerance, so I'm one of those crazy people who thinks they can tolerate natural birth. We'll see. It's a scary thought though. So happy to see your memories of it being so positive. Hope you and your family are doing splendidly.

[techsta_girl]

I love you Rocksee, you're such a beautiful soul xo Power to you