Incessant noise

I work from home. On both sides of me, my neighbors are doing major construction on their properties, and we all live close by one another. The noise all day has been deafening.

My head is pounding. My mood is dreadful. All I want is some quiet.

What I am reminded of is all the incessant internal noise I used to think was normal.

The damning voices, the constant chatter, the lack of internal peace before I got clear about what it was I was here for, was deafening. I could barely hear others for the din.

It's a wonder I survived.

As I allowed myself to listen to the sure, steady voice of Purpose, the cacophany quieted. From that place I could hear not only myself, but truly hear others for the first time. During the time when the internal noise was strong, I heard outside voices only through the filters of my constant interior commentary.

Now, when others speak, I have much more time, attention and internal space to listen.

This phenomenon of quiet listening is common amongst those whose life paths are internally Purpose generated, I've observed.

Since all Life Purposes are in harmony with one another on the meta level, it becomes simpler and simpler to put aside past agendas or present concerns and just listen from a place of cooperation. When we realize that there really IS enough happiness to go around, we stop seeking to "get ours before it's all gone" and instead focus on increasing the aggregate experience of joy on this big blue planet.

Sometimes still I am mightily distracted by the noise, both from within and today, from without right next door. I get Purpose amnesia, and forget myself.

All it takes is a bit of quiet, a tiny break from the incessant noise to remind me that something else is possible. That all this head-splitting din is avoidable through taking a breath and in that breath choosing to living a simple, deliberately joyous life. A Purposeful life.

I took a walk.

When the incessant noise is gone, you can hear the birdsong.

What an amazing blessing.

And like that, my mood is lifted. I love my job.