meditation is not escape, consuming is not rest, aliveness is both

so people often want to learn to

meditate to escape something

they want to escape some negative thoughts

they have this idea of going to nothingness

and they can be horrified when they look inside

and they find all this aliveness bubbling up

it’s like a fountain of all these likes and dislikes

all this joy, all these feelings bubbling up

and they don't know what to do with them

and we often then go into consuming

people often think consuming is a way to deal with this aliveness

or they think consuming is rest

but actually, creating fills you up

creating gives you rest

if you're consuming like binging Netflix, boredom eating, doom scrolling

that takes your energy away and leaves you depleted

Creating can give you energy even if you're going to the

gym or even if you just go for a walk or

if you're meeting with a friends you're

making jokes with friends

that will fill you up, that is restful in some way

Even if you're going for a walk,

it gives you the energy to then rest afterwards.

It allows you to then relax and sleep perhaps.

Whereas consuming doesn't give you that

so knowing the difference between

consuming and rest is really important

and the power of creating

whether that's cooking some food

or writing a poem or creating a video,

find these ways to fill you up

these activities express that aliveness

so once the aliveness is expressed and

you're riding that wave of the aliveness

you'll find that peacefulness

that you're seeking

I think it comes

peace it comes in the expression

it comes in the connection

it comes in the creating of things

so when you're creating and expressing your

aliveness you will find that peace in that

and by riding the waves of aliveness,

you can get in touch with that

nothingness that people often seek from meditation

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[Please note: this post has little grammar and punctuation as it is a stream of consciousness]