I can relate to this. It’s complicated. My mind is almost always in a bifurcated state. Attending to the things in front of me - in the “real world” all the while furiously going over fears, worries, what if’s, longing, equally present at the same time. It’s always been this way - although when I was younger the teachers called it daydreaming when I didn’t pay attention to their lessons.
Your brain is doing double duty overtime if you’re built this way. It makes navigating the vagaries of life - especially the easy stuff - much harder. Over the years, I have aggressively worked through this obstacle and there are times when the background noise recedes and how wonderful when that happens! It’s like the scene in the Wizard of Oz when the black and white images burst into color. People like us have an appreciation for the mundane when this happens. It’s hard to explain the struggle but it’s worth the fight to find contentment.
I was a "daydreaming" student as well. So, I hear, was Steve Jobs. Thanks for chiming in and being a part of this experiment. Grateful to have you here.
I can relate to this. It’s complicated. My mind is almost always in a bifurcated state. Attending to the things in front of me - in the “real world” all the while furiously going over fears, worries, what if’s, longing, equally present at the same time. It’s always been this way - although when I was younger the teachers called it daydreaming when I didn’t pay attention to their lessons.
Your brain is doing double duty overtime if you’re built this way. It makes navigating the vagaries of life - especially the easy stuff - much harder. Over the years, I have aggressively worked through this obstacle and there are times when the background noise recedes and how wonderful when that happens! It’s like the scene in the Wizard of Oz when the black and white images burst into color. People like us have an appreciation for the mundane when this happens. It’s hard to explain the struggle but it’s worth the fight to find contentment.
I was a "daydreaming" student as well. So, I hear, was Steve Jobs. Thanks for chiming in and being a part of this experiment. Grateful to have you here.