The Value Of Solitary
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Lately I’ve been preoccupied by the wonder of my musings. This period of solitude has provided me with great perspective. The mind always feels a sense of renewal when it’s given silence. Something that’s not prioritized enough in this generation. Oftentimes we avoid solitary because it forces us to listen. Enables us to face parts of ourselves we may deny. Feelings such as heartbreak, anger, jealousy etc. We must learn to sit with our inner demons in order to understand them. The more that we do, the higher the chances are to heal and to rise from the very thing that binds us.
You see the mind is a sacral part of the being. Imagine it as a game of chess, where it’s equal parts the chessboard and the players. All pieces play an important role. Normally the objective is to outmatch your opponent and to claim their king. In this scenario the person we’re up against is ourselves. We are the subliminal rivalry calling upon our own defeat, and in that same notion we are the victors. Metaphors are sort of my thing in case you haven’t noticed by now. Anyway, putting it simply is that I believe we have the capacity to surpass any psychological fear we carry. That we can undo the negative patterns we’ve developed from past trauma. We have the ability to rewrite our story, and to let go of the versions of ourselves that are no longer necessary.
Life is a constant change and evolution. It is both a scientific fact and spiritual form of rebirth.
How we find the value in this vast metamorphosis as well as the ability to remain centered in who we are is by disconnecting from external distractions. A personal example- I’ve been spending a significant amount of time offline (off social media specifically). With that, I’ve become a more private person. It has made me honor privacy for that which is sacred and my connection to people.
A crucial reminder is that social media isn’t real life. The meaning of your life isn’t defined by your perception online. There’s a reason it's often compared to the matrix. It’s a form of illusion, and its disruption towards our moral compass is incredibly unsettling. The consumption of that much information is abnormal. It ties into something I strongly believe- that the simplest way to deceive someone is to rob them of their reality. Our thoughts often don’t feel like our own. Our actions, our relationships, even the true nature of our being becomes questioned. In hindsight it seems silly, because ultimately it’s against someone else’s glamorized digital footprint. How did we come to a place where profiles online have become just as important, if not more than our legitimate personalities?
Real life is tailored by the choices that you make. Your experiences, the things that have molded you and given your life meaning. Its definition is yours alone. Anything outside of yourself, if it doesn’t aid you nor is something you can distinctly admire should then be seen as indifferent.
If your pursuit is for the connection with others then I encourage you to remember this, “If you accept change is inevitable, it doesn’t crush you when it does. Every technology ages, the only thing that never gets old is connecting with people. That’s what everyone wants, a real connection.”
The authentic beauty of this is discovering it within your reality. By trusting your intuition, and with your undivided attention. To see someone else, you must first see yourself. Only by knowing thyself in the darkness is when you find yourself within the light. You may then share, empathize, and begin to comprehend those before you. Build relations that not only inspire you, but ground you. The most special people are the ones who make you feel like yourself.
In conclusion, if I’m to quicken you once more it’s with the encouragement to reap the rewards of solitary. Because with this you will not only be given self-discovery, you’ll be given clarity. You will find peace and what we call alignment, and inevitably a deeper and more fulfilling connection with others and to your life’s purpose 🌹