第1092期:Do you need soul searching? How to do it?

昨天开启了一个很复杂的话头,搞得我根本停不下来。今天我们接着聊。

  • 怎么知道 we have lost our souls了呢?

下面19个迹象供你对照和思考(onerwolf.com):

1. You feel constantly lethargic and fatigued 你时长感到倦怠和疲劳

2. You have no motivation and feel restless 你没有动力,觉得不安

3. You feel alone 你感到独单

4. You feel unhappy with your life 你对生活不满意

5. You crave for something ‘more’ 你渴望得到“更多”

6. You’ve become the outsider or black sheep of the family 你觉得自己是个局外人或不肖子孙

7. You’re frequently irritable and moody 你非常易怒和情绪化

8. You’re undergoing a mid life or quarter life crisis 你正经历中年或青年危机

9. You’re more prone to addictions 你更容易对某件事物成瘾

10. You struggle with self-loathing 你厌恶自己

11. You keep trying to numb the pain, but nothing works 你不断尝试麻木这种痛感但做不到

12. You feel fundamentally ‘broken’ 你感觉自己“破碎“了,身心不完整

13. You struggle with existential depression and anxiety 你深陷抑郁和焦虑情绪

14. You feel like something is missing within you 你感觉自己内在失去了很多

15. You’re bored and dissatisfied with others and life 你对他人和生活感到厌烦

16. You feel stuck and stranded 你陷于困境无法前行

17. You struggle with feeling empty inside 你深感内心空虚

18. You don’t know who you are anymore 你不知道你是谁(不清楚你究竟是个什么样的人)

19. You want to know what the point of everything is  你想知道万事万物的意义是什么


以上19个现象说的是不是你,或你认识的人?

如果是,it’s high time you start to do a soul searching.

  • How to do a soul searching?

下面五个步骤供你参考:(摘自:fairygodboss.com)

1. Spend time alone with your thoughts.

2. Reevaluate your life.

3. Build new relationships.

4. Cultivate a passion.

5. Participate in a spiritual practice.

每个人的一生中或许都会经历生命能力低潮的时期,不要恐惧,正视自己和现实中的一切不顺利。

试试上面的五个方法,或许你会突然发现一个崭新的自己。

祝你开心并发现幸福。

希望连续两天关于生命思考的小文没有让你厌倦。如果你有兴趣继续深入探讨,推荐两本我读过的好书:

  • The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?, by Rick Warren

  • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, by Michael A. Singer


参考阅读:

Soul Searching: 7 Ways to Uncover Your True Path