Solitude

Solitude for an Extrovert 

The past couple of months has been quite busy and crazy it seems.  Busy with work and personal life, entertaining family and friends, guests, birthdays, holidays, and everything in between.  You must be thinking God that sounds like a full calendar and you must be having a blast and yes indeed I am but am an extrovert and since I love being around people (especially those I like and with positive energy); I feed off of that high. It’s during these busy moments that I know I can forget to slow down and lately I've noticed that I need to.  If I don’t listen, off course, eventually my body will try and get my attention by giving me colds, migranes and anything else you can think off that will slow me down.  And you’re probably thinking what’s the problem take the time to yourself and just do it. But this is difficult for an extrovert to do; I’d prefer to talk to someone rather than sit alone and think. It’s like asking a lion to become a lamb overnight.

I started by fighting the urge to compulsively plan my days to hurry back to work, to worry about people, to fret about a job or project that is due, to think about what I should be doing and should have done.  The mind however, does not work well under this kind of pressure. Not the creative kind at least.   So I have learned and am trying to get in the habit of slowly walking without purpose.  They say designation is the best form of therapy.  But when I DO slow down, I notice the color of the trees, the smell of the air when am walking up the mountains, and the beautiful sunrise in the wee hours of the morning. This is when new ideas start to flow in – it’s the place you can let go of all the clutter in your mind (cause there’s plenty) but it gives room for the good intuitive stuff to surface. 

You are making room for what your soul is seeking and get in touch with what you really want.  It’s not as easy as it sounds (trust me) it is trial and error – but I’ve discovered it’s the way to the present moment! So, I’ve come to celebrate solitude! Don’t get happy am not ready to go into monk mode but I can honestly say that I’m comfortable taking myself out on a date, read a book in the park for long hours or during lunch and take time to get to know ME again.  It seems that what the body does, the mind soon follows.  My muse has now become a deep breath and long slow walk away. I invite you to enjoy the process of meeting up with yours!