Consume/be consumed
Consume - verb 1. to take in as food; eat or drink up. 2. a. to expend, use up b. to purchase for ownership 3. to waste, squander 4. to destroy totally; ravage 5. to absorb, engross from latin meaning to devour, to take up We consume all day: we eat and drink we get in a gas powered vehicle we spend our money we watch tv This takes up our time, our energy, our money- how do we feel at the end of the day? A lot of the time, I can feel empty from this consuming. I feel- consumed. While we are spending so much time consuming (using up), when exactly are we "filling up"? The idea of consuming is that we are filling our minds with information - but where is the space for anything else, like our own thoughts, ideas, and creative ventures? Or perhaps no thoughts at all? I've been trying to take at least 30 minutes a day to myself - no talking, no tv, no distractions - just my thoughts, or lack thereof. I do this through baths, walks, stretching, and I am astonished at the am...