“All of Man’s problems stem from the
inability to sit alone in a quiet room.”
Blaise Pascal
Loneliness is being alone when you do not want to be. But what if
we could be alone? What if we could force ourselves to be alone to
think? To wipe the slate clean, nothing on the chalkboard. What would
we be able to write on our chalkboards? Somehow, we just cannot sit
alone when the opportunity presents itself. When we are with other
people we love, sometimes we feel we want to be alone. When we
are alone, we want to be with the people we love. Take advantage
of the opportunity that is before you when you are with the ones you
love. Love the ones you are with. Be fully present. Do not look away.
Do not look for distractions, like a drink, your phone, the TV. Take
advantage of the moment. So too with the opportunity to be alone
when it presents itself. Take advantage of the ability to sit alone in a
quiet room. When home alone, listen to the quiet, be bored. Enjoy all
you have. At work enjoy the slow pace. Avoid creating unnecessary
deadlines for yourself. Do not stir the pot when you do not have to. Bite
off what you can chew and get it done. Do not put off until tomorrow
what you can do today. Do it and do it well. Just get started and trust
you will find your flow. Sometimes you need to be alone. Embrace it.
Sometimes you need to be with people. Get with people and embrace
it. But when you find yourself all alone, breathe deeply and find the
ability to sit alone in a quiet room and just be. We need to find critical
thinking time and get laser focused on our key hits. Make them. Stop!
That is confidence. That is power. That is right. Other reasons may be
nerves. We are nervous. Not focused and ramble on. Our brains go
off the reservation. Nerves can be good, it means we care, but why
nerves? It is not about us. Find your strength. Find your key points.
Find your confidence. This is your power.
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