I wonder what it's like to just let go and stop thinking. I can't remember the last time I was able to get out of my own head and just have a good time.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Sometimes meditation helps but you really have to concentrate.
JackPedigo
Level 9
Sep 14, 2019
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It's the letting go of your thoughts that is the hard part. Not stopping them, but letting them pass by and not obsessing about them It takes practice. I need more practice 
@TheoryNumber3 Distraction can help and some meditations use chanting (which I hate). One thing I do is doing my hand exercises (after a bike accident I messed up some fingers). The best stretching mode is 30, 30, 30 (seconds stretch, seconds relax and another 30 second stretch). I count off the 30 seconds in my mind and focus on my hand. It does work.
None of the Buddhists I know claim NIRVANA is fun. Personally, I cherish my linear memory and reasoning upon all thoughts for utility, fun, music, imagery and sacred love. Dialectics can lead to enjoyment. Finding a balanced path towards knowing thy self ones mentors ones values and priorities might be encapsulated as a VISION. PERHAPS you read Maslow or Robin Morgan ? Self actualization and following rules for radicals is a maturity of urges, purpose and Feminist inheritance. I am 67 not yet enjoying aging or living alone in retirement.....I do find communicating with my 2 Service Cats Kiti6&Laila9 a head clearing focus. I know they were born Atheists like me and have no memory of hell threats nor heaven bribes. I observe them watching me and I observe them playing, nurturing each other and enjoying their food. They must be less thirsty licking in their water so patiently one wet tongue full a second or so for a minute compared to my instant sips or gulps. Clear your head imagining you are a cat purring or squinting eyes far out the sunlit window horizon....imagine the joy of a hummingbird lapping nectar from a flower never giving a thought to 4 wings navigating next anywhere....just be
GreenAtheist
Level 8
Sep 12, 2019
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I think that's why so many here are introverts . Sometimes , life is just too much . It's nice to stop at the library , pick up a pile of books , shut yourself in with your fur babies your favorite snack and drink , and while some safe time away .
Cast1es
Level 9
Sep 12, 2019
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Hmmmm.
Someone said something on this site that resonated with me. He said (and I'm paraphrasing) that he's constantly craving isolation while battling loneliness. I feel that loneliness... so I put myself in situations where there are people "around" me, but not "with" me... like a park, or a coffee shop. That seems to help.
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