Introspect Yourself Through Power Of Silence
Video calling with friends and family, binge-watching Netflix, shopping portals, and online support groups bring happiness.
But, do you sometimes feel that all these are temporary? Ultimately when you sit down in silence with yourself, you will know that these cannot bring happiness in the long term, you get a chance to introspect the true meaning of happiness in your life when you self introspect in silence.
The power of silence helps you dive deep into your thoughts and introspect what is it that you actually want from your life, and what is it that is making you feel happy or heavy. Self introspection might sound like an elementary term to bring into practice, but it needs effort, time, honesty, and dedication.
Did you know that the power of silence helps you build a relationship with yourself?
Building a relationship with yourself and introspecting the inner self is essential for health and well-being. Self-introspection through the power of silence has mental, physical, and spiritual benefits. Ready to read the benefits?
Mental benefits of self-introspection in silence:
- Introspecting in silence helps to calm yourself, take charge of every emotion, detach from the situation, and make wise decisions.
- Connecting with self is meditation in itself. To connect with yourself you have to quiet the mind and to do that, you have to stop talking. Practice staying comfortable in silence is the first step, get your body comfortable in silence and the mind will follow.
Physical benefits of self-introspection in silence:
- Practicing silence helps in relaxing your mind and releases stress which results in maintaining blood and sugar levels.
- The power of silence helps in dealing with anxiety, depression, and issues of emotional imbalance.
Spiritual Benefits of self Introspection in silence:
- Spending time in silence and introspecting our life helps us appreciate life, be grateful for our abilities, boost brain chemistry, and helps us take a more focused approach towards our goals in life.
- Spending time with yourself in silence helps you look for inspiration within yourself. It helps you find answers to profound questions like, Who i am, what is my ultimate goal in this life? How do i want to live this life?
How Does The Power Of Silence Help In Self Introspection?
The silence within you and around you helps you take a step further to self-introspect. It helps you analyze yourself as an individual, and the ones around you. And when you do so you find a new dimension of life.
When you take efforts to silently observe and understand the behavior of people around you in different situations. You will notice that this silent observation helps you in analyzing your behavior in various situations, which will contribute to building empathy and give you a positive perspective beyond the negative traits of any individual.
Not only this, when sitting in silence for a few moments and thinking over situations, you will realize that you learn to make peace with your emotions, you can take charge of it and express them at the right moment in the right tone. And this will help you develop an ability to take control over any situation.
Don’t you think this positive approach towards life is only present in a person who self introspects? Using the power of silence to develop into a better version of yourself is only possible when you go through the process of self introspection. Isn’t it?
How To Practise Self Introspection In Silence?
As mentioned above self introspection is a journey, it is not a one time event. You have to implement it in your lifestyle, make it a routine. Here are a few steps that can help you practise self introspection in daily life.
- Schedule a fixed time everyday to practice everyday. Start with 15 mins and gradually build it up to an hour or more.
When you reach a stage of asking yourself questions, you have already reached level one, now it’s time to ask the right questions and be truthful in answering. Asking the right questions is essential, you must always ask What questions instead of asking Why questions. Why questions might take you towards feeling anxious and think about negatives in life while the what questions will help you analyze your life and take progressive steps towards becoming a better version of yourself.
Questions that you must ask while self-introspecting yourself in silence
- Who am I? What do I really want from this life?
- What makes me happy, and what worries me the most about my future?
- If this was the last day of life, would I still live it the same?
- What matters the most in life, and what am I doing about it?
- What have I done lately that’s worth remembering?
- What will I do today to get closer to my dreams and goals?
As you spend more time self-introspecting, you will answer more questions about yourself and your life. The list of questions is endless but these will definitely help you find your way in the your journey of self introspection.
Also, did you know that, often people misunderstand self introspection with thinking about yourself all the time and become a loner? Self introspection in silence is about spending time with yourself in silence and analyzing your life. It is practiced to build a deeper connection with yourself so that you can build healthy and strong relationships with others. You should always watch yourself and make sure that you do not head on a path of becoming a loner and start feeling uncomfortable in the company of people.
So next time, if a friend asks you, ‘what is the plan for the evening?’ be happy and say ‘i will spend some time with myself in silence and know myself better’.
You never know you might inspire someone to do the same. Right?
