Thinking by myself (well, with the dog) is one of my fondest activities. I love the way my mind works. spontaneously generating new connections among the bits and pieces of information and experience I feed into it.
Having worked through my repressed negative emotions, releasing the pent-up energy blocking spontaneity ... before that, all the repressed stuff would pop out whenever I let go ... and I thought I would have to clamp the lid back on (and was that stressful, or what?!) ... until I learned how to simply let it go, and now I can let my mind freely go wherever it goes ... and that is wild and creative and exciting and rewards me with joy.
And that is what I experience walking the house dog in the South Mountain Reservation most every morning.
By the way, the dog is a blond lab/terrier mix, still a playful puppy at 7+ months.
Life is so damn good!
Just to calm everyone down, I am a floater in the atheist-agnostic-pantheist range of the philosophical/religious spectrum. However, I believe a little bit of the "born-again" experience to relieve the psychological burden of guilt and shame for offending the communal mores of one's "tribe" is a good thing. Likewise, twelve-step programs and professionally guided therapy.
My personal mantra is: Dump the guilt! Get to where being alone is part of a healthy, joyfilled life ... rather than something to be dreaded.
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