The Tears of a Clown...
Quiet time is pretty dangerous for me. All of a sudden I'm alone with my thoughts + I can't even tell you how quickly they process through my mind. The average human has 10,000 thougths a day. I am pretty sure I far exceed this rate. I try to control or slow down my thoughts by listening to music, reading, and listening to podcasts. Most of my thoughts happen when I lay down at night. I've learned not to be afraid of my "monkey mind" (what the monks refer to as a racing mind). In fact, I embrace my beautiful mind (as exhausting as it is sometimes) and learned the best thing is confront + embrace your thoughts and let them be. The sound of silence is really the most awesome sound in the world. This is the space where you really learn who you are and process your life. It's also times like these the most random memories pop up...like, "Hey remember this one time at band camp..." Truthfully, I really have no idea who reads my blog (however, I ...