Am I amazed by this facts that people would rather shock themselves than stay in silence for 15 minutes. Questioning myself—why?
I am perfectly familiar with the feeling and I have gone through a similar situation. My body (my spine exactly) one day said: “My dear lady, I am off.”
Facing the wheelchair for life because of 1000 obligations that I wasn’t able to accomplish. They were only in my head, because you would like to be perfect, an excellent leader, a guide for others. In the meanwhile you forgot yourself somewhere.
Because you think that is impossible to stop and just breathe as a normal human being. Because you convince yourself that you are a rock star or a Highlander.
And afterwards you begin to dig in yourself, facing the real “me”, facing that you are only human and you have to take care of yourself on your own. That your mind, your body and your life are only one. You start from scratch.
The truth—if someone cannot be in silence or in peace for a while, then something is terribly wrong. And it’s not healthy on a long run.
A great article! 👏👏
Am I amazed by this facts that people would rather shock themselves than stay in silence for 15 minutes. Questioning myself—why?
I am perfectly familiar with the feeling and I have gone through a similar situation. My body (my spine exactly) one day said: “My dear lady, I am off.”
Facing the wheelchair for life because of 1000 obligations that I wasn’t able to accomplish. They were only in my head, because you would like to be perfect, an excellent leader, a guide for others. In the meanwhile you forgot yourself somewhere.
Because you think that is impossible to stop and just breathe as a normal human being. Because you convince yourself that you are a rock star or a Highlander.
And afterwards you begin to dig in yourself, facing the real “me”, facing that you are only human and you have to take care of yourself on your own. That your mind, your body and your life are only one. You start from scratch.
The truth—if someone cannot be in silence or in peace for a while, then something is terribly wrong. And it’s not healthy on a long run.
Just breathe…and cherish the silence.
Tanja, thank you for sharing this with such raw honesty.
Your story is a powerful reminder: the body always brings us back to truth.
Silence isn’t empty—it’s where we finally meet ourselves.
Couldn’t agree more 👌
Great piece with some great research-powered data! Yes, being at peace with ourselves is an important skill to master.
Thanks, Damjan. Exactly—peace with ourselves is the hardest, yet most essential leadership skill.
Real progress begins the moment the ego goes silent.