Captain Michael: There is a reason quiet can sometimes feel uncomfortable.
When the noise stops, there is nowhere left to hide.
No task
There is a reason quiet can sometimes feel uncomfortable.
When the noise stops, there is nowhere left to hide.
No task demanding attention.
No conversation to manage.
No screen offering something else to think about.
Just you.
Thoreau understood the value of solitude.
Not loneliness.
Solitude.
There is a difference.
Loneliness is wanting someone else to be there.
Solitude is discovering that your own company isn’t such a bad place to spend an evening.
We spend much of our lives surrounded by noise.
Some of it comes from the world.
Some of it we create ourselves.
Because if we stay busy enough, entertained enough, distracted enough…
we never have to sit quietly with the questions underneath it all.
What do I actually want?
What am I carrying that I no longer need?
What am I avoiding?
Am I living the life I said I wanted to live?
Those questions don’t usually shout.
They wait.
Thoreau wrote:
“I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.”
Maybe that’s because solitude doesn’t give us answers.
It simply gets everything else quiet enough that we can hear our own.
The sun is going down.
The harbor will settle soon.
Maybe tonight we don’t need another voice.
Maybe we just need enough quiet to hear our own.
Fair winds, my friends.
#Thoreau, #Walden, #Solitude, #LiveDeliberately, #Quiet, #SelfReflection, #EveningReflection, #LifeWellLived, #CrypTok
Captain Michael: There is a reason quiet can sometimes feel uncomfortable. When the noise stops, there is nowhere left to hide. No task d
There is a reason quiet can sometimes feel uncomfortable. When the noise stops, there is nowhere left to hide. No task demanding attention. No conversation to manage. No screen offering something else to think about. Just you. Thoreau understood the value of solitude. Not loneliness. Solitude. There is a difference. Loneliness is wanting someone else to be there. Solitude is discovering that your own company isn’t such a bad place to spend an evening. We spend much of our lives surrounded by noise. Some of it comes from the world. Some of it we create ourselves. Because if we stay busy enough, entertained enough, distracted enough… we never have to sit quietly with the questions underneath it all. What do I actually want? What am I carrying that I no longer need? What am I avoiding? Am I living the life I said I wanted to live? Those questions don’t usually shout. They wait. Thoreau wrote: “I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” Maybe that’s because solitude doesn’t give us answers. It simply gets everything else quiet enough that we can hear our own. The sun is going down. The harbor will settle soon. Maybe tonight we don’t need another voice. Maybe we just need enough quiet to hear our own. Fair winds, my friends. #Thoreau, #Walden, #Solitude, #LiveDeliberately, #Quiet, #SelfReflection, #EveningReflection, #LifeWellLived, #CrypTok
There is a reason quiet can sometimes feel uncomfortable. When the noise stops, there is nowhere left to hide. No task demanding attention. No conversation to manage. No screen offering something else to think about. Just you. Thoreau understood the value of solitude. Not loneliness. Solitude. There is a difference. Loneliness is wanting someone else to be there. Solitude is discovering that your own company isn’t such a bad place to spend an evening. We spend much of our lives surrounded by noise. Some of it comes from the world. Some of it we create ourselves. Because if we stay busy enough, entertained enough, distracted enough… we never have to sit quietly with the questions underneath it all. What do I actually want? What am I carrying that I no longer need? What am I avoiding? Am I living the life I said I wanted to live? Those questions don’t usually shout. They wait. Thoreau wrote: “I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” Maybe that’s because solitude doesn’t give us answers. It simply gets everything else quiet enough that we can hear our own. The sun is going down. The harbor will settle soon. Maybe tonight we don’t need another voice. Maybe we just need enough quiet to hear our own. Fair winds, my friends. #Thoreau, #Walden, #Solitude, #LiveDeliberately, #Quiet, #SelfReflection, #EveningReflection, #LifeWellLived, #CrypTok
