My latest short story published by Gobblers/Masticadores is inspired by my recent experience of ten days noble silence at the Dhamma Dipa Meditation Centre, though I should add the events are entirely fictional!
by Rae Cod
Millie followed the path around the trees as she had done every morning for the last six days. Six days surrounded by people but totally alone. She’d expected the silence to be heaven, but her own mind seemed determined to create torment. Six days down, four to go.
First, she convinced herself she’d left the iron on at home. By the time she got to day five she was pretty certain the whole of the outside world had been annihilated by a zombie apocalypse, but she couldn’t know for certain because she didn’t have her phone, though her hand kept going to her pocket anyway, she could almost feel it, like a phantom limb.
Why had she signed up for this course? The flyer said it would connect you with your true self.
If that’s what I’m experiencing, then my true self is more neurotic than a…
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Wonderful, thank you for the link
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You’re more than welcome, thanks for reading 😊
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🙂
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You covered the emotions of Millie really well. It’s surprising how much our emotions take over from reality. Well done x
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Thanks lovely, glad you enjoyed it, they can definitely be our masters if we don’t take care
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Aaw,I love Millie. Emotions can really scatter us off course can’t they.
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They can indeed, but if we can open ourselves up just enough they can also tell us what we need to know ( but don’t always want to hear).
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