Headspace
Somehow life has a habit of stealing our time, with careers, families, finances, fitness, relationships and social life getting in the way. We don't even take time to pat ourselves on the back for what we struggle through every day. Life isn’t easy.
Very few of us snatch moments where we can actually just sit quiet and think. It’s too easy to turn on the TV or pick up a phone to surf. Silence has become anathema, alien.
But that quiet space is really important. Imagine standing in the silence on top of a mountain, huffing in that crystal air. Doesn't that feel amazing? That's nature at its finest: Where we belong.
We have great respect for our thinkers, with Think Tanks to deal with each crisis. It would be interesting to know when they think, whether they retreat from the world to do it.
We’re told we only use a fraction of the capability of our brain. No wonder. We’re spoon-fed, drowning in data. At our fingertips is every vlog, video, movie or game ever made. Reading seems hard work. Why strain our brains to think something new for ourselves? If we unlock that potential, imagine what wonders we could discover!
Wouldn’t you like to be able to think that deep? Maybe you can. There is a massive rise in the number of people turning to meditation. They’re clawing back that essential stillness.
If you want to write, that quiet space is necessary. I know there are writers about who write in coffee shops, but most thrive in a familiar, quiet spot perhaps in a gallery or library, if not at home. There are writers who get up pre-dawn to write, before the family wake up. Others burn through midnight at the other end of the day, when the world sleeps. The word ‘headspace’ used more lately, seems to sum this up well.
When I travelled to college, I remember a glimpse from the bus of peaceful meadows leading down to the river. I would put myself there in my head and that moment would sustain me all day. Similar glimpses on commutes since have had to provide my still space. That snapshot grounded me, stopped me going insane when I didn’t want to be there or had no daylight. I hope it works for you too.
We're all so busy rushing around that we don't realise what we've lost. Let’s get it back before it's too late.
Very few of us snatch moments where we can actually just sit quiet and think. It’s too easy to turn on the TV or pick up a phone to surf. Silence has become anathema, alien.
But that quiet space is really important. Imagine standing in the silence on top of a mountain, huffing in that crystal air. Doesn't that feel amazing? That's nature at its finest: Where we belong.
We have great respect for our thinkers, with Think Tanks to deal with each crisis. It would be interesting to know when they think, whether they retreat from the world to do it.
We’re told we only use a fraction of the capability of our brain. No wonder. We’re spoon-fed, drowning in data. At our fingertips is every vlog, video, movie or game ever made. Reading seems hard work. Why strain our brains to think something new for ourselves? If we unlock that potential, imagine what wonders we could discover!
Wouldn’t you like to be able to think that deep? Maybe you can. There is a massive rise in the number of people turning to meditation. They’re clawing back that essential stillness.
If you want to write, that quiet space is necessary. I know there are writers about who write in coffee shops, but most thrive in a familiar, quiet spot perhaps in a gallery or library, if not at home. There are writers who get up pre-dawn to write, before the family wake up. Others burn through midnight at the other end of the day, when the world sleeps. The word ‘headspace’ used more lately, seems to sum this up well.
When I travelled to college, I remember a glimpse from the bus of peaceful meadows leading down to the river. I would put myself there in my head and that moment would sustain me all day. Similar glimpses on commutes since have had to provide my still space. That snapshot grounded me, stopped me going insane when I didn’t want to be there or had no daylight. I hope it works for you too.
We're all so busy rushing around that we don't realise what we've lost. Let’s get it back before it's too late.
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