I was looking at a book and it led me to another.But I had uneasy thoughts as in
The author says,do you have time to do nice things for yourself like meditaion?
I say, meditation is not like having a hot bath.It developed in different religions and in the last 3o years people have separated the meditation which was perhaps meant to bring us nearer to God or meaning and value is now seen as a relaxing treat for ourselves
Seems a bit self obsessed to me.
Give yourself this…
Give yourself the other…
Yes, we should but we are here in the world with others both human and non human.Animals,plants, the ocean, the planets, music,love and friendship
I suppose when I grew up it was too much the other way.
But self absorbtion is no good
Ironically when we do creative work it makes us forget ourselves and lose ourself in our work which is also a form of play..I believe if we keep thinking about ourself it is a sign we are in trouble and need help.Although therapy to makes is forget ourself i seems paradoxical.I have found it’s very painful to be worried over some aspect of our life or be ill and suffering which again makes us less in contact with the world
I think poetry or learning something new can act as a painkiller if you suffer chronic pain including mental pain.. music and art take us ” out of our self”
Shyness is a form of self absorbtion.And we long to forget ourself and join in with others yet sometimes we can’t.If we don’t care who is the cleverest or best at some activityt hen maybe we will be happier.Standards matter but perfectionism is bad.We all have flaws.What we do will too
How my heart sings 