{"id":1148,"date":"2015-04-26T00:47:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T05:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guitar-instruction-video.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/26\/sharpening-senses-through-solitude\/"},"modified":"2015-06-05T20:15:53","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T20:15:53","slug":"sharpening-senses-through-solitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guitar-instruction-video.com\/blog\/sharpening-senses-through-solitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharpening the Senses Through Solitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><a style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/guitar-instruction-video.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/trees.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/guitar-instruction-video.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/trees.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Want to sharpen your senses and expand your creativity? Try\u00a0getting away &#8211; alone! We all know that stepping away from the demands of our\u00a0typical schedule is great therapy, but we don&#8217;t often look at solitude as a\u00a0valuable component of that therapy.Through both choice and circumstance, I have come to realize\u00a0that my nature demands periods of solitude, with only the sounds and energies of\u00a0Nature as a companion. As I attend to those demands, they grow, like an\u00a0insatiable hunger.<\/p>\n<p>Each day of quiet\u00a0that I give to myself sharpens my senses more. During my daily country chores the\u00a0creaking of the barn door becomes increasingly loud, the banging of the\u00a0wheelbarrow as it rattles across the rocks is almost deafening and the hot\u00a0breeze moves through the tree branches as if amplified in a concert hall. Every\u00a0particle of dust or blade of grass appears bright and bold, as if viewed under\u00a0a magnifying glass. Scents of plants, animals and the earth itself <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/null\" name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a>compete for my attention.<\/p>\n<p>As senses are sharpened, mental chatter subsides, opening\u00a0the consciousness to clarity. With clarity comes both increased creativity and\u00a0a deepening sense of peace. The mind empties, creating space for healing and\u00a0insight.<\/p>\n<p>While it is impossible to thrive or even survive in true\u00a0solitude, as in &#8220;solitary confinement,&#8221; experiencing an absence of\u00a0human company while relishing the vibrancy of Nature is nothing short of bliss.\u00a0May you enjoy it often!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/guitar-instruction-video.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rabbit-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/guitar-instruction-video.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rabbit-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>This rabbit showed up for me today. Can you see him?<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to sharpen your senses and expand your creativity? Try\u00a0getting away &#8211; alone! 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