zoumerela

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  1. How about the universe was not created but has always been there and always will be?
  2. OK, my approach is not that spiritual First thing that comes to my mind is I would play Red Dead Redemption 2 or any other awesome video game that takes ages to finish, because that is what I did when I was a student and had lots of free time. I played a lot of video games - no regrets. I did try to read books or do something productive and meaningful, but sometimes this just burnt me out. I do not personally feel that entertainment and all other "chimp"-fun behaviours are a waste of free time. Ever since I started to work and got in a relationship I never had that much free time in my life again. But if that bores you to death or sounds low-level, you can embark on a little adventure and travel by hitchhiking. Even better, and this what I also did when i was a student and had lots of free time, I volunteered with a non-profit organisation that helped injured wildlife. This way you can grow personally and spiritually not only by consuming relevant content, but by actually getting out there and making a difference to others. Volunteering is very fulfilling, very real and the experience of a lifetime.
  3. Thank you, but I really don't believe that this can be done, at least not by me. Visualisation never worked for me in the past, let alone affect someone else.
  4. @NoSelfSelf Thank you, as you said, easier said than done!
  5. @universe Thank you, this is helpful.
  6. @KMB4222 Thank you for your beautiful feedback from your personal experience. What you describe is exactly what I would like to achieve: Try to experience the noise from another perspective, try to feel empathy for the dog. But everytime I try to think "poor fella, they leave him out alone all day and hardly ever walk him", 3 minutes later I am plotting to buy the hugest speakers I can find and blast him with ultrasound until he shuts up! Of couse I would not do that in reality, but it is all I can think of. I get on a bad trip of resentment for my neighbors and daydream about revenge when actually all I want to do is live peacefully, bother nobody and be of help to others whenever I can. What you describe is what I consider a very hard mental exercise but I think I will give it a try. Thank you.
  7. Thank you for your contribition. I do not really believe all life has to be suffering and a pleasant life is something to be avoided because it will not help you grow. I do like to challenge myself but for example by learning new skills and becoming better at it, and certainly not by throwing myself into unpleasant situations just to prove to myself that anything that won't kill me will make me stronger. Of couse I have talked to my neighbors, but they do not care. They probably even enjoy my frustration because I am a peaceful, low-profile person who seems to always be content, in contrast to them. Of couse I would like to move to a remote private house far away from people, but I can't afford to. So this is why I want to learn to embrace the things I can't avoid, because as you said when you are running away from something it will probably follow you.
  8. Hello everybody! I am new to this forum and very glad to be here. I would like to ask you for some life advice and I hope this question is suitable in this the forum. I chose to live a peaceful, introverted life in a remote village and excluded all the factors from my life that used to burn me out. However, some months ago the neighbors decided that they need some kind of burglar protection and istead of buying an alarm system, they bought a dog. So they let him chained outside for hours on their little yard next to my house anytime they please, and the poor creature barks and whines and squeaks non-stop. There is nothing I can do so that I have my peace and quiet again and certainly I am not here to discuss the options because it is not the subject of this forum and believe me, there are none. The question to this community is how to handle this intruding, violating, abusive noise that makes me want to explode from anger and leaves me sad and miserable feeling sorry for my life. How do I learn to ignore the noise? So that I still hear it but not mind? How can I train myself to do that? Thank you so much in advance!