Monday, November 8, 2010

Journal #20

Taking a break from society by spending some time alone to focus on self-reflection is an important part of my life as it should be in most everybody's life. These ideals are mainly adopted and used by religious figures called monks. I envy these people sometimes because they seem to be very at peace with themselves, and sometimes I feel as though I want that kind of attitude. However, these people devote their entire lives to this kind of break from society, and some even take a vow of silence. I know that I could certainly not do that simply because I do not have that kind of self control. In my own life, I try to practice these techniques, but I think I should do it more. What I do to escape from society is varied by what kind of mood I am in. For instance, in some instances when I am feeling pretty happy, and I just need to take a break from it all, I go into my room to listen to music alone. I realize that this is not what the people of the Romanticism era would do because they are not alone with nature, but I feel as though this works for me. Another sort of getting away that I practice is when I am feeling sort of stressed whether it be from school or just life in general. I simply take a walk down my road and just think to myself for a while. A couple times in this walk, more recently that is, I have just walked into one of the many corn fields around my house, and there I just sat on my trusty soccer ball for a little while. On these walks, I usually make sure to take a soccer ball to just dribble along while I walk. It helps me to take my mind off of things by just focusing on soccer. This is another effective method of getting away from society that I enjoy utilizing.

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