She closed her eyes. She did that whenever she felt overwhelmed.
Why, she wondered. How did closing the eyes help?
She did not know why or how. She just knew what.
So she was curious.
When she closed her eyes, she could still hear all the noise around.
But the voices would disappear later, not in the reality of the universe but in her reality.
They would disappear into the depths of stillness that she was drawn into.
How was it that they would be muted in her mind, such loud noises, when they were actually not muted at all in real life?
Closing her eyes was muting them. How was it doing it?
By doing that, how was it helping her in times of huge stress?
What was the relation between eyes and ears?
What was the relation between eyes and the mind?
Why were eyes capable of closing, but not ears?
Why were eyes so important and crucial?
Good questions, she thought.
But not everything needs to be answered right now, she added to her thought.
She just kept her eyes closed. All she wanted to do now was to act on what she knew: the what.
This is so true 👌
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Nice
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Thank you!
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If I don’t close my eyes often enough I may go mad 😊 My grand daughter often asks me : Dadu why do you close your eyes when you are eating 😇
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It brings so much mindfulness, right! It is a nice feeling!
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Oh yes Mindfulness! And to the Now. Not that there is any difference 😇
This feeling is so very nice, yes !!
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It is!
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Beautiful❤️🦋
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Thank you!
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My pleasure.
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Beautiful. it really does help, I have seen, whenever I close my eyes.
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It does, right! I really like it! It helps so much with relaxation in a way nothing else can.
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A beautifully written look at inner peace.
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Thank you!
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A beautiful meditation.
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That’s the most important. Great write.
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome!
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Close the eyes, and if you concentrate for long enough, you can see a star or a point of light within, bringing back inner relaxation. The girl can meditate, allowing the stresses of everyday existence melt away. This is what this post means to me.
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Great interpretation!
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Closing my eyes for a few minutes is something I like to do for focus. Your writing here also is a very good illustration of the blurred boundaries between poetry and prose, this could so easily also be a poem 🙂 🙂
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Thanks! My stories are becoming more poem-like, I agree. I don’t know how to categorize them now:) and yes, closing eyes really help focus!
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