Dis-Impress

personal,2 March 2015

Yet another long work day is finally over and it’s time for me to slow down and collect my thoughts and feelings. Today on my walk to work I came to realize something. I need less impressions in my life. I am always on my phone in one way or another. Either I’m listening to a podcast (love podcasts!), music, on the phone, scrolling through instagram, answering emails, reading something or listening to a lecture. My behavior hasn’t been a problem until now when my days have become super hectic and long.

I have been working a lot while studying for my exams, attending lectures, blogging and taken care of a child that’s still at home. I need to be quiet to be able to think in peace and quiet. I need to take a break from all the impressions I constantly get all through out the day. Even though I find podcasts and music very inspiring and relaxing I need to focus more on my own thoughts and feelings. We get enough impressions just by living a normal life excluding tv, internet, blogs, podcasts, music, books etc.

I thought I’d share this realization with you since I know many of us struggle with this. Maybe we can make this decision together and start working towards a less impression filled lifestyle. Wonder how it would feel to go for a walk without listening to anything else but nature and myself? Weird but good I guess…

Sofia Ruutu OOTD 17.1.2015

Picture by Dora Dalila