A lot of people love talking. For me, listening to most of them is undoubtedly an inspiring and motivating pleasure. Hearing other people’s words is real entertainment and a feast for the mind.
I believe that the most crucial thing regarding coexisting with other humans is appropriately and attentive listening to them. What’s more interesting, I think that we should focus on listening not only to others. Also, we should try to hear to intently our inner voice. Nowadays, especially if we live in a big city, we are overwhelmed by information. Sources of this distracting information we can find, for example, in advertisements and social media pages. Our urban surroundings often do not give us enough time, respite, and peace. We need all these things to relax and start to listen to our inner voice.
The psychoanalyst Theodor Reik, who once claimed that “the intangible that is invisible as well as untouchable can still be audible” suggested in his text (“Listening with the Third Ear”), that we genuinely hear through more excellent use of our intuition.
In “The Book of Symbols” (Taschen), it was also written that alchemists understood “meditation” as a creative inner dialogue with “someone unseen.” Some psychologists describe it as “a living relationship to the answering voice of ‘other’ in ourselves.” That is how our inner, unconscious voice becomes consciousness. I love to think and make a dialogue with myself. Moreover, I am sure that my “inner dialogue” was one of the crucial factors thanks to which I decided to develop my skills first in photography and then in running this blog.
I started to listen to myself. Thus, I wholeheartedly began to focus on my passion.
My inner voice was growing up, incubating in my head for years. It was a whole, long process. Now, it echoes and visualizes in my photography and my texts. I want to encourage you, my Dear Friend, to do the same. Listen to and analyze what other people say carefully and attentively. But, first of all, listen to your inner voice. Chill out and find peace and happiness firstly in yourself. Give yourself time for contemplating and “meditating.” Start a dialogue with your “inner voice.” There is a high possibility that this inner voice will bring you one of the most precious clues and advice of your life.
