BUSY BUSY BUSY

It is SUCH a good feeling to be busy. I never find a time in which I can honestly say "I have nothing to do." I have become a master of finding things to do. Amongst these busy activities, there is indeed time for sitting, in complete silence/meditation, and actively doing nothing, which I still consider a productive use of my time. Statements such as being bored no longer exit my lips. In all this time we are given here, there are so many activities that I have found to be key to my own happiness and peace on earth. I have shared with you many of these activities all through out my blogging, so they are no secret to you. At this very moment in my life, I am busier than I have ever been, but at the same time I have the most peace. It is so simple. Indulging in the things that make me happiest; hiking, cooking, blogging, dancing/singing, working hard to support myself financially, working towards putting my gifts into action for bettering the world, becoming healthy, finding myself, getting to know the truest form of who I am, all of these things take up all of my time... and I love it this way.

Some of us need to have time in isolation to find ourselves. In fact I believe that most of us need isolation to find this. Whatever that isolation means to us is different depending on our life situations. If you find yourself to be someone who is always in a relationship and you still seem to be missing something, or are unhappy, this could mean you are giving more energy to the relationship with another than you are to the relationship with yourself. The relationship with yourself is most important, without it, you cannot have a successful relationship with another. We know this. If this is you, then isolation to you might just mean spending some time out of a relationship, or taking some space from one and enduring some experiences focusing on only yourself.

If you are a parent and you are bound to a beautiful child that demands a lot of your time and attention (as most children do) then isolation to you, again, means something different. This may mean you have to be creative and find ways to achieve this isolation without neglecting the needs of your child. Possibly by beginning to teach your children the importance of time spent by ourselves. Maybe implement a routine that allows you and your family quiet time to be alone every day for a set amount of time. Maybe this is the morning while everyone prepares for their day, or just before dinner, or even right before bedtime. Whatever you need for yourself to feel as if you can breathe and connect to the INNER most part of you, undistracted, you can implement into your home.

If you work/live in a setting with a lot of co-workers or roommates, isolation once again, means something different to you. This may mean a bathroom break is the only time you get to yourself in a 8-10 hour shift, embrace those moments, breathe and focus on loving yourself even if its only five minutes. Start to utilize your lunch break to sit/walk by yourself and reflect on the things you need to give attention to, don't bring your phone or your laptop, but instead a book. Begin to take care of yourself and your own needs as if it is what we are supposed to be doing. Because it is exactly what we are supposed to be doing. Isolation doesn't have to be seen as a bad thing. It is an extremely necessary thing. And if you are like me, you choose to move out of state and into the mountains to achieve this isolation. There is no time frame or right way to have isolation, it is 100% how you FEEL that you need it, and how often. My goal is to have sense of self in all situations in my life and one day at a time I am getting closer to this goal by spending time getting to know myself

Removing yourself from life situations is difficult, it is out of our comfort zone, I didn't have an easy time moving to a new state, BUT it made it easier to know that I would have unlimited time to focus on my own self, to find the pieces of me that I felt had been missing. Working towards bettering ourselves is the only way we will ever create a peaceful world. Knowing this, it has become my number one priority. I encourage you to do something for yourself today.