There’s a viral video going around, and I’m in love with it.
A guy is talking about something we all do, you know, when you’re parking your car, you turn down the music so you can see better. But we don’t see with our ears, do we!? 🙂
The video finishes with the question – what happens when every moment of our lives gets filled with noise?
Obviously, this preaches to the choir and it perfectly explains the logic behind fyaka.
Let’s dive deeper.
I’m about 10 days away from flying back to the US. There are important decisions to be made, complex human relationships to navigate, and a lot of stuff in general
At times, it’s hard and overwhelming and sometimes it feels just plain awful.
My mind wants to figure everything out. So I talk more, I get more opinions, more information, blah blah. Doesn’t help.
So I go back to my default mode.
I make time for fyaka.
No screens, no interruptions, nothing coming my way. Just sitting there, letting my mind roam freely. And I ask myself: what if silence offered a solution?
Not necessarily by solving the problem. Difficult conversations still need to happen and decisions are waiting to be made.
But maybe I don’t need more information right now.
Maybe I need some space to see what I already know.
It’s like turning down the music when you’re parking.
Nothing outside has changed, but suddenly you can see better.
That’s what fyaka does for me. It gives me the space to come back to myself, without all the noise competing for my attention.
This Week’s Cue to Pause
Before looking for another answer, make room for silence.