Tools for the journey

It is one thing to suggest that the first task of aging is to accept that we are old or getting old and that death is the inevitable conclusion of this stage of life, it is another to seriously reflect on this task, and all of the tasks we will explore. We need tools to help take us down inside ourselves, down inside where the chatter and distractions of daily life fade to a mere quiet hum. So here are 2 tools to facilitate this inward-turning, more to come later:Quiet: How many of us have the television or radio or music on all the time — not because we are watching or listening, but to provide background sound so that we don’t feel alone? Today, try giving yourself the gift of quiet. Sit and listen. Listen to yourself. You might want to write what you hear when you feel ready.Journal Writing:  If you don ’t keep a journal, try it. Lots of people like bullet journaling but it is more directed than what I am suggesting. I suggest finding ablank book, lined or unlined according to your preference, but one which appeals to you, which is attractive enough to make you want to use it. I use unlined paper because then the lines do not dictate the size of my writing so I am freer to scrawl in bold letters or write teeny tiny ones. But the choice is yours. Try it. Write every day for three weeks or so. Write what you feel. What you think. Your dreams. Your wishes. What you are grateful for. What you want. Write for as long as you want. Grammar and spelling don ’t count. Just...
Source: Jung At Heart - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: blogs