To Disconnect Yourself From The World For A Moment
Disconnecting yourself from the world is one of the keys to happiness. Life demands too much from us. Society not only wants us to be good at what we do, it wants us to be the best. What we have determines who we are. If we have a lot of money, a big house, a nice car and a fantastic body, we are much more worthy. Society has very high expectations.
That’s why we need to escape once in a while. Disconnecting for a while allows us to take the weight off our shoulders and slow down. Still, the problem is that disconnecting yourself from everything can be very difficult.
All expectations of society are unrealistic and disproportionate. They are the result of an increasingly consumption-related and selfish society, where the only thing that seems to matter is our ability to produce. If we produce more, we are worth more. In contrast, if we produce less, we are worth less. It’s that simple.
Give me a moment
How many times have we asked someone to give us a moment? Dozens, maybe hundreds of times! There are so many demands that we sometimes have to say “Enough!” and take a moment to breathe.
You need to immediately disconnect yourself from everything. However, this can be very difficult. Your father says something to you, then your mother, friends, colleagues, classmates and so on. The media also constantly bombards us with information.
Everything is information and almost all of it requires our attention. Do this. Does. Buy this mobile phone to be happy. Buy this perfume if you want to be attractive. Get this car to feel important. If you are not number one, you are no one.
TV commercials are always full of nice homes. Similarly, people in TV series have large houses and are all very happy. Everything seems to be going well for them. Little by little we begin to believe in all this.
Social media is also full of false information. People just upload what they want you to see, the image they want to show you. These pictures are always as perfect as they can be. We end up believing that everyone lives an adventurous life, except us. Furthermore, we compare ourselves with them, and our self-esteem falls. If you are not able to use social media in a healthy way, it is not a bad idea to disconnect yourself from the world for a while.
Disconnect yourself from the world: It is necessary
Disconnecting yourself from everything is very necessary. In addition, it is essential for a healthy mind. We need at least an hour a day for ourselves. During this time we can disconnect and not worry about anything. We can take this time in the evening when we get home from work or in the afternoon.
Sit on the couch or go for a walk. Focus on the present. Follow everything around you without judging anything. For example, if you go out and see some cars, do not think about whether they are ugly or beautiful. If you see people, avoid thinking about whether they look good or not. Just observe.
Why is it important not to judge? Judging involves positive or negative assessments. These assessments provide emotional states that can vary in intensity. It is very important to maintain emotional balance. If you judge others, it will be very difficult to feel calm.
Our mind needs rest. We are a raging sea with meter-high waves. But we must learn to be a peaceful sea. If we have peace of mind, we will be able to live life in a different way. Moreover, we are beginning to realize that these external requirements are artificial.
Inside each of us
Jon Kabat-Zinn tells us that we have negative thoughts that create our own suffering. When we take the time to look inside ourselves, we realize that, as Dr. Kabat-Zinn says, we actually have very negative thoughts. We also realize that most of them stem from social demands that have no real meaning.
As you begin to disconnect yourself from everything and begin to connect with your inner self, you become aware of the importance of self-knowledge. You will realize that happiness does not exist in unrealistic goals, and that it is actually within each of us.
