Hey Beautiful people,
In today’s post I will be sharing about the importance of silencing the noises in our busy lives. I am not talking about the alarm clock that kick starts our day or the noise in our environments from cars, buses, people talking, babies crying or any of the noise pollutions coming from our noise polluted cities. I am not even talking about the constant beeping of our phones from the notifications off Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter etc. I won’t even get into the impact technology has on how we think, live and work. The noise I will be talking about is the noise coming from others.
Noise and distractions are everywhere and it is a part of of daily living. While unfortunately we cannot control these noise we can choose how we respond to it. For me, one of the loudest form of noise is the unrequested opinions, comments, feedbacks and validations coming from others. I’m not having hallucinations but these constant voices are getting louder. The danger of not paying attention is to neglect the impact it has on your wellbeing. These noises start to have an impact on your self- esteem, confidence and joy. But most importantly take up precious hours from your day. In my humble opinion this may lead to a form of power control where people feel they can have control on your life.
I have learnt to disregard irrelevant information and to focus on Gods’ plan for my life and to keep pushing. My biggest challenge is to trust the process of my journey and I would encourage you do the same.
I will end on a light note, pay attention to the noises in your environment, life and surrounding. This has an impact on your mental, emotional and even spiritual health. It is so important that we guard ourselves from noises and surround ourselves with positive energy . What are the noises in your life? Are these noises intoxicating? What impact does this noise have on you? Is this noise taking you away from what is most important to you?
I have started on a new journey where I get to choose the noise I listen to and those that I don’t listen to. Here are some useful links click Here, Here and Here
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See you soon,
Florence x
Great post. May God protect us from the noise and may we be able to allow him to guide us on His plan.
Hi Adeola, thank you for stopping by on the blog today again x. Amen may he continue to guide us I think that’s the ultimate prayer!
Great reminder to take time of and listen to your own noise. I believe we should spent more time in a peace place only listen to ourselves.
Hi Lotta, I could not agree n=more with you point on taking time out. Holidays may seem like a treat but sometimes it is necessary. I am glad you could relate to the bog, hope to see you again soon!
I struggle sometimes with the noise around me, sometimes I just want to get away from it and hide in a space where I can choose what I hear and what is going on around me. The world can really be a noisy place.
Hi Sarah, thank you for stopping by today. I am glad you could relate to the blog, the world can be a noisy place but please always find your own peace whatever that may be. Meditation has been suggested, I believe prayer works as well. Exercise and your engaging in whatever makes yo happy be it a passion, hobby or family also helps! I hope to see you again on the blog
Amen to this, I decided to choose what to listen to and what to focus on this year since some things can be quite distracting and demeaning.
Hi Joan, thank you for stopping by on the blog today. Yes, sometimes the key is making the decision and sticking to it.
This is such a fabulous outfit! You look great. I try to focus on the positive. I’m not religious, but this seems to help.
Hi Amber, thank you for stopping by and I am glad you could relate even though you are not religious. Thank you for the compliment, yes it is important to keep trying to focus on positive vibes.
This is something I needed today. SO important to go after what you want in life and silence the noise from others who are not supportive or simply don’t understand and can’t be there for you.
Thank you for stopping by today Natalie. I am glad you could relate, I hope to see you again
I think we should only pay attention to good noises in our lives. Comments are only good if they carry feedback. If they are just negative, then disregard. Same with every single other things that we come across in our day to day life.
Hi Joanna, I love how straight forward your comment is because it is literally that simple! Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope to see you again
Cool post! It’s a tricky one though; sometimes you have to open yourself up to criticism to improve and be open minded in terms of advice and opinions. That is how we learn and broaden our horizons, after all!
Hi Sophie. Yes it is a tricky one, we definitely have to find that balance because to grow we need both the negative and positive comments and then learn how to constructively dissect them. But the first thing is to recognise when negative comments or opinions are being made not to help you grow but to pull you down and most importantly distract you. But as you said, it is definitely important to have on an open mind.
Very inspiring post. Trusting your destiny can be really hard. Good for you for believing and trusting in yourself.
Hi Tonya, thank you for stopping by. I mentioned earlier in a previous comment that I probably should have mentioned that it is not easy to silence these noises but it is certainly doable. Meditation has been suggested as a great tip and I also mentioned praying and surrounding myself with positivity. Yes, I am definitely come a long way but trusting myself has helped me and my faith. Once again, thank you, I hope to see you back soon!
Great post! I really needed to read this today!
Hi Jessica, before I move on I love your name, it sounds so cool! Thank you for stopping by today. It makes me even more happy that really enjoyed the post and could relate to it. I hope to see you soon!
I do feel like sometimes it can be hard to not listen to the distractions around us. It’s important to take a step back and reflect every once in a while. Great read <3
Hi Alaina, yes it is definitely not as easy as I probably made it sound in this post because you are also dealing with emotions and we are all humans. Taking a step back, reflecting and sharing with others that have a similar experience would help. Thank you, I am glad you could relate
Sometimes we have to learn to barred those noice because those can’t get away on its own.
Love your red coat, it is eye catchy, powerful.
Hi Blair, I love this point on barring noises especially when they are stubborn hahahah. Thank you for stopping by on the blog today, hope to see you back soon.
Oh thanks for the compliment!
It’s really important to silence the noise that is around, especially if they come from negative people who want to put us down 🙂
Hi Lindsay, exactly because that is what negativity is, it brings people down and knocks something off their esteem. I am glad you could relate to the post.
Hi Lindsay, thank you for stopping by on the blog today. I am glad you could relate and as you said negativity is usually to pull people down so yes it is important to silence it
The hardest thing to do is to quiet the mind so that we can filter out all noises. Meditations really helps. Great post!
Hi Evelyn, thank you for stopping by. I am glad you could relate and yes meditation can help, I am currently reading a book on finding your element and meditation was given as a tip to silencing noise and distractions. I believe prayer could also help and it has for me.
It is sometimes so hard to ignore noises from others. As you said, comments, opinions, etc. especially when they are very negative for no reasons. it is always bad for confidence, even despite your best efforts! i guess you get better at it with time
Hi Corine, yes it can be very hard especially when it is negative for no reason. As you said, it gets better but first is recognising it and the impact it has so you can actively stop it from having such an impact. I am glad you could relate to the post. Thank you for stopping by
this outfit is so cute! But those shoes are to die for 🙂
Hi Cara, thanks!
Hi Cara, thank you for stopping by and for the compliment on my shoes!
I wish I could turn off my brain at night. It keeps me awake most of the night.
Hi Super mom, I could not agree with you more. Sometimes it takes me an hour to sleep because of my busy brain and I ma yet to find a remedy hahahahah. I heard that turning your phone off an hour before you decide to sleep helps, have you tried anything yet? let me know
Great post! There are a lot of distractions out there. I know that one of my triggers is Twitter, so I make sure to limit myself, so I don’t get distracted.
Hi Kathryn, I am glad you could relate. When it comes to social media one of my greatest distraction is Instagram! I am trying a new method of logging off after I post and logging back in after a few hours to reconnect or reply comments. I also try to limit myself in anyway I can
Agree on your point here: “I have learnt to disregard irrelevant information and to focus on Gods’ plan for my life and to keep pushing. My biggest challenge is to trust the process of my journey and I would encourage you do the same.” Definitely a great advise to everyone.
Hi Jona, thank you for stopping by on the blog today. I am glad you could relate to the post and I hope we all practice it.
So true, many times I have to remind myself to stop listening to all the negativity I speak to myself. I’m delighted to have found your blog through the Irish bloggers facebook page. That red coat is gorgeous on you.
Hi LOL, firstly before I move on I love your name. It is very true that negative comments can infect come from ourselves, thank you for mentioning this! Thank you for stopping by on the blog. I hope to see you soon
Thank you and you’re welcome!
That’s great, I am glad you stopped by!
You have a great fashion sense buddy. it really helps a lot of people who had challenge like me when it comes to what to wear and where to wear.