Sometimes You Have To Close Your Eyes To See

Sometimes, in order to see, you have to close your eyes and open your heart. Only then will you be able to discover what really matters and really counts. Because when you open your inner eyes and satisfy your soul, your horizons will expand and new opportunities will arise.

According to neurologists, we generate about 50,000 thoughts a day. However, most of them are mechanical and repetitive. Due to the enormous amount of information we receive from new technologies and environments, we suffer more and more from mental exhaustion . We are so overwhelmed by the outside world that we have completely neglected our inner world.

“And here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can rightly see; The crucial thing is invisible to the eye. ”
The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) –

Sometimes we are carried away by obsessive and debilitating thoughts to the point where we neglect our priorities and stop listening to ourselves. We have focused our gaze so intensely on the outside that we have become emotionally myopic, as if we need to wear glasses to find happiness.

When your eyes get tired of seeing, close your eyes

Believe it or not, the mind is very used to internal conflict. This is because the brain still has to adapt to every situation and stimulus it is presented with. Pressure at work, family problems, one’s own desires, social relationships. There are always problems to solve, worries to calm down, empty spaces to fill and fires to put out.

The mental noise produced by all these problems can become relentless and unforgivable. It is at this point that stress begins to leave its mark on the brain when the eyes simply lose focus. They forget to look inward on their own conscience to see what is really important.

It is interesting to note that if you experience long periods of stress and anxiety, the amygdala, which is the area of ​​the brain associated with fear and emotion, begins to shrink. This structural change directly affects the prefrontal cortex, which is associated with overall brain functions, such as consciousness, concentration, and decision making.

This means that when we go through difficult times dominated by worry, stress and annoying mental noise, it becomes really difficult to connect with ourselves. We break the invisible connection between ourselves and our own conscience due to a small change in brain structure.

But do not forget the power of neuroplasticity or the brain’s discrete ability to restructure itself. Thanks to exercises like meditation, mindfulness and other strategies, you can once again direct your eyes towards your inner self and close your eyes physically.

A grateful mind is a well-rested mind

A grateful mind is a well-rested mind that will let you close your eyes and see what is really important. This sentence may seem a little too poetic or out of context. How can you be grateful for something if you feel so unhappy, heartbroken, or sad? The first logical step is to free yourself from all internal conflicts.

Once you have stopped all these emotional struggles, you will feel the clear energy that you need to free yourself from external limitations.

Everyone wants happiness without pain, calm in a storm and good feelings instead of anger. But you have to understand something important: you can never see a rainbow without a little rain.

Close your eyes so you can see

The first step is to learn to control your thoughts. Do not forget that your thoughts directly affect your emotions and perception of reality. Practice the following:

• Close your eyes and forbid the conditioned tension from appearing in your thoughts: “If I had been there”, “If I had done it”, “When he tells me he loves me, I will be happy”, “When I have it, I want it better ”  etc.

• When your eyes are still closed, then promise yourself that you will begin to communicate with yourself in the present: “I want”, “I can”, “I must”  , etc.
• To close your eyes and see what is really important in your life, you can not leave your mind blank. It’s not only impossible, it’s useless. You need to fertilize your mind with positive, inspiring and beneficial thoughts.
• Think and reflect positively.  Thinking this way does not dazzle you from reality or truth. Rather, it involves reviving your mind and soul to promote self-confidence and break the flow of negative or limiting thoughts.

Try it. Dare to close your eyes so you can see, to ignite the light in your heart and take care of the needs you have neglected, as if they were old toys.