tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475749614000772546.post1565363965067167865..comments2024-02-16T16:21:36.789+05:30Comments on Finally I'm Blogging: An Empty Mind is a.....Abuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447076562488249959noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475749614000772546.post-7659863085560124522011-08-20T16:18:45.455+05:302011-08-20T16:18:45.455+05:30You're welcome Abu. Take good care of yourself...You're welcome Abu. Take good care of yourself - every day.<br /><br />I agree with you. It is certainly better when we make our own choices and set our own boundaries. Many times that is the hardest thing to do and yet it is the most important. <br /><br />Each day brings new pleasures and mew challenges. Life will always be interesting.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15465002085127564956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475749614000772546.post-87102093876058635752011-08-19T20:10:37.967+05:302011-08-19T20:10:37.967+05:30Thanks Don for you kind wishes...
Most of us are...Thanks Don for you kind wishes... <br /><br />Most of us are really doing 'mindless activities' that fill up the emptiness. And as you rightly point it is easier to be a workaholic, but we need to set up boundaries/priorities before its too late.. And we are forced into taking alternative paths just for sake of it. It would be better if we were to choose them and enjoy exploring them.<br /><br />Life goes on... and we have to make most of it...Abuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17447076562488249959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475749614000772546.post-83344884186108947522011-08-19T18:10:36.766+05:302011-08-19T18:10:36.766+05:30The subject of emptying one's mind fills mine ...The subject of emptying one's mind fills mine completely.<br /><br />Your key need is stated most simply in your last phrase "...need some emptiness for myself..."<br /><br />Not everyone needs time for themselves. Many people are afraid of having empty time and an empty mind. So many of the things we do today are mindless activities that fill the empty spaces.<br /><br />For those of us who do need empty time for ourselves, it is a critical need. Without it we wear ourselves out and become dull, plodding creatures. It is easier to be a workaholic than it is to try to change that behavior. I have been struggling with that challenge for decades now. Sadly, it is only recently that health reasons made changes mandatory. It has been and continues to be painful to change such long habits, but I am making progress.<br /><br />I have found an activity, just as you have with your stamp collecting, that takes me away from the daily world and puts things into a longer perspective. It gives my mind an alternative path to follow. This brings the needed rest and restoration.<br /><br />Instead of an empty mind, I find a universal mind is what I'm looking for. A mind that connects me with all that is. Some times I find that mindset and am much refreshed.<br /><br />Good luck in your own quest to find a place for yourself that can overcome the daily demands of life!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15465002085127564956noreply@blogger.com