ALONE BUT NOT LONELY
-Maxfield Parrish; Solitude
There is an art to being alone.
It is a visceral state of being, when thoughts flow freely -- unimpeded by the constant barrage of distractions that are a hallmark of modern life.
Its not always due to a lack of companionship.
Rather, it fills the need for the mind to decompress, to defrag, to declutter all the stimuli that accumulates and leads to us experiencing mental fatigue.
It is a time of reflection, where mountains get turned into molehills, and occasionally -- where molehills become mountains. lol (but that shall be saved for another post.)
It is a time to be.
With the three day weekend upon us, most will find it difficult to grab those precious moments of solitude. I know that i have many activities planned that will require me to eschew my retiring nature for a more gregarious one.
Grilling, booty shaking and sunshine puts alone time at a premium.
Humans are social creatures and we naturally seek out each other's company. This is not a bad thing.
Just remember to never neglect making time for yourself.
Have a great weekend everyone. :-)
Coultrain - Green
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5 comments:
And THIS is why I walk to and fro work. That 30 minutes or so of silence does wonders for me..i know that's not exactly what you were saying, but yeah...close enough.
Grilling, booty shaking and sunshine will be the title of the next Snoop single
Rashad that was exactly what i was saying...we have to get our moments of solitude when we can get em.
grilling booty shaking and sunshine does sound like a westsiiiide classic. I'm stating right now that if it happens i want my royalties! lol
I type this during my going on 90 minutes of blissful solitude. You are so right, as much as we need to feed our social beast, we need to quench the thirst of our solitary being. That's what the balance of life is all about.
Enjoy the grilling booty shaking and such. Just don't shake the booty to close to the grill. ;)
i find that more and more lately, people stare at me when i'm alone (because i am alone very often)...and they think "she's lonely." Or is it that i'm projecting? Just a thought--though I have to agree, some of my best thoughts and writing and silliness come to me when i am very much alone.
Great tune!
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