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dg7954
True Blue Farmgirl
129 Posts
Diane
Doylestown
pa
USA
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 Posted - Oct 28 2005 : 08:56:23 AM
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| One of the greatest fears is isolation and loneliness. The fear that we could end up all alone. I have been on a spiritual journey for the last twenty years of my life, and have become good friends with my soul. Your soul energy is always inside of you. It gives you unconditional love, guidance, and is never negative or judgemental. It doesn't know how to be anything but positive and loving. It knows you are great, worthwhile, and valuable. But, most people have another persona that lives inside their minds (the machinery) that tells them negative things about themselves, and encourages fear and pain. Everyone has to realize that they are the creators of this manifestation. It does not really exist. It sits at the computer of their mind and types in data that is dysfunctional. Behind this person (that we all have created) is your soul waiting to be able to sit at the computer. Your soul intelligence will NEVER tell you negative things. It will guide you in a positive, loving direction always. But one has to tell the negative personality that is in control most of the time to leave. That person can leave at any time and allow your soul to take over the keyboard. By telling that person to go away on a regular basis, you can change your way of thinking and feeling permanently. I believe that is the true way that we should all live...with our soul at the computer. So, make friends with your soul. Don't wait. Introduce yourself to your soul and feel the warm, comforting love you feel immediately. It is there inside of you all the time just waiting to say hello. You will never feel lonely again because, in reality, you are never alone. You came to this earthly plane with the best, loving company you can imagine. Sit down with your soul and have a chat. It is where all your truths lie. They are the truths you have always known. It will give you great clarity and power, and your pain and fears will go away along with the person you have created that tells you negative things about yourself and life all the time. Your soul will tell you that you have nothing to fear and that you can do anything. Why? Because you can. You are always safe, and you are always loved. So, don't wait any longer. Shake hands with your soul today, and tell it that you will never make it sit waiting for computer time again. |
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greyghost
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
Lynn
Summerville
Georgia
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2005 : 09:29:06 AM
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I actually love my alone time. I have often joked I could be perfectly happy as a hermit, being around people makes me uncomfortable. Does that mean I am just comfortable with myself?
There are so many things I want to do, and when I am alone and uninterrupted I get them done. and I am surprised when I find someone who says they hate to be alone, they don't even draw or do crafts alone!
I don't have a lot of hangups over my appearance - sure I wish I had abs of steel but I don't and that is okay. My jeans get a little tight I just walk my dogs more. Which again, is time away from people.
I read somewhere that people who tend to sit in a chair with their legs tucked up under them or around them are comfortable with themselves. I do that, always have.
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dg7954
True Blue Farmgirl
129 Posts
Diane
Doylestown
pa
USA
129 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2005 : 09:41:19 AM
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| Lynn, I love the idea of tucking your legs around yourself. It is like hugging yourself. I agree with enjoying alone time too. I think if you like yourself, you like spending time with yourself. It sounds like you know your soul pretty well. It is telling you that, when you don't like your physical body, that you know that you are perfect just the way you are. It is like good advice from your closest friend. |
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verbina
True Blue Farmgirl
231 Posts
randi
n.j
USA
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Posted - Oct 28 2005 : 5:33:24 PM
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| hey lynn, i thik we are made of the same mold. we are MUCH alike! randi |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Oct 29 2005 : 06:09:50 AM
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Lynn, I heartily agree with your comments. I read that an introvert feels drained after a day with lots of people around and an extrovert feels energized. I find myself very ready to get home and be quiet after a busy day, and I love to have the place to myself. Since I stopped working full time two years ago, I have lots of time in the house during the day to be alone, and I feel so contented. I am glad that I am not alone in the world, however, and I love my family. I just need lots of hours to myself.
Oh, and I always sit with my legs tucked up in the chair. I have done that since I was a little girl and watched Mickey Mouse on TV in the afternoons!
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greyghost
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
Lynn
Summerville
Georgia
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2005 : 10:02:51 AM
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Yep, even as a kid I sat at the table, on my legs. I dunno if I wanted to be taller at first, or if that's just how I preferred to sit, but I never stopped and drove my mother nuts!
JP is right. I think my introvertedness is why I quit the decorating biz. I felt so drained after seeing so many clients a day, and out in public looking for fabric and furniture and talking to workers, etc.
I loved making houses beautiful, and I have clients that thought me pure genious... but I just felt so DEAD by the time I got home. I am much better off curled up in my chair designing stuff from home. I love being here with my two doggies.
I would say I am a very content person. I love my garden, I love making my house nicer (ahem, still remodeling!!!), I love the smell of fresh bread in the oven, or cookies, happy doggies, yummy Italian food (we aren't Italian, but boy I have no idea what I would do without my Italian cookbook!), a little wine with dinner, the occasional friends over for dinner. But I love peace and quiet, like sunlight streaming into my windows, the smell of clean laundry, and a few projects, either sewing or a gift or card I am making.
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MBurns
True Blue Farmgirl
1826 Posts
Marlene
Swisher
IA
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2005 : 1:29:58 PM
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I get restless if I don't have alone time. I work fulltime and on weekends we often have grandchildren visiting which I enjoy but not all the time. I like to go for long walks alone so I can think. I like to have time to read, answer emails, and work on projects. I have favorite places to shop alone. We often go camping at a friends small acreage. It is on a gravel road and there is a bike path nearby which I love to ride on with my bike.
It goes through farm fields and rolling pastures and it is beautiful any season. We rarely camp in regular campgrounds as there are too many people. |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
16411 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Nov 19 2005 : 6:42:43 PM
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This thread is near and dear to my heart, I mean soul! I refer to my alone time as "get acquainted soul time." Soul energy, Diane calls it. I talk about the importance of alone time in the Outpost chapter of my book.
I've noticed that if the chatter in my head is negative, nothing fixes it faster than some alone time. I think that's the reason I've become such an early riser. When I'm up at 4 a.m., I feel like I have a secret life that's all mine. It's soooo delicious. It's like having a cake all to myself. I watched a Nigella Bites show in which she put all the kids to bed and then wearing her bathrobe, snuck downstairs into the kitchen to make a cake just for her to eat.
Morning soul time fortifies me for whatever the day may bring. Today, after a three-mile hike all by myself, everything in the world feels right! |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Nov 19 2005 : 7:28:16 PM
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"One of the greatest fears is isolation and loneliness".
Somehow, for me personally, i can't even imagine being isolated or lonely. As long as some catastrophy doesn't take away my loved ones with the sweep of a natural disaster .. and friends, ahhhh .. i adore my friends, both olde and new .. and make an effort to make at least one new 'true friend' each week.
But yes, surely isolation and lonliness would be devastating. I read "The Power of Positive Thinking' many, many years ago .. and believe profoundly that 'attitude' and 'choice' are two of the most important things for a successful, happy life.
When i met my honey hunk about 30 years ago, i loved that he told me that it is important to love yourself deeply .. it helps you love everyone else too! xo, frannie |
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Nov 20 2005 : 5:39:47 PM
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What an introspective topic. I began to think about all the stupid things I did as a teenager and young adult just to stay "in" with people. I didn't like being alone because I equated it with not belonging to someone/something/a group.
As I've grown older, I've grown wiser,too (Whew! good thing) I am very comfortable with myself, secure, confident and it doesn't hurt my feelings if I don't get invited to something that I really don't want to go to anyway.
I did a lot of "soul searching" in those early years due to a tragedy. My sister was killed in a plane accident when I was 14. I was devastated. I wanted so badly to know that I would see her again. I did not have a relationship with God and didn't turn to Him for comfort. I got involved in a lot of junk from drugs to the occult. I finally turned to God for help when I was 19.
Today, I am committed to having quiet times to think and pray and regain focus. I rise early in the mornings, between 4 and 5 a.m., fix myself a great pot of coffee, find a cozy place to sit either outside or inside, curl up with one of my cats and a dog at my feet,listen to the sounds of the coming morning, pray for my family and friends, gain my strength from the Word and smile at having the opportunity to have another day to love my husband and children.
Blessings!
Catherine
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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