Sunday, February 19, 2006
The "Hollow Man!"
Yes, I am speaking to men, even though it is clear to me that this concept exist for women as well.
Unplugged from life going through the motions and all while the dull achiness reminds him that he is "ALIVE!" Many men will eventually learn that "survival is it!"
There isn't anything more for him, even death isn't an option. His life is a life of desperation lived in silence. A life with little hope for more or anything different.
The expectation of "this is it" is the rule and where there was once a dream fear now thrives. His dream is now forgotten. His dream no longer there to inspire. His dream no longer there to set his heart on fire with fury and passion as it is filled with the adrenaline of possibility.
His dream no longer lives!
As his dream fades his relationships will fade. His wife, once his love, is now a blur of noise and movement. His children a stranger to him and he to them. His job, a paycheck nothing more...something eats away at the bulk of his life.
Being pushed with every breath and step his day-to-day life is now a fog. Days come and go, weeks pass, and months disappear.
What happened?
Why is he here?
Would he change if he could?
It isn't until now that I as a man, after years of self discovery, can share with you the notion of "The Hollow Man!" It is only in hine sight that I can see what I had become, the life I had created and lived, and what I am working through today.
Numb, emotionally unresponsive or indifferent, does not really describe, for me, the experience of living as a "Hollow Man."
Being hollow is filled with emotion, pain, upset and at times enormous frustration and anger. The emptiness of the hollow life is fed by his isolation.
The idea that noone can help and he no longer knows what to do only serves to create a deeper sense of isolation.
Are you a man, looking for answers? Let's talk...
It can be different, I know it can!
Be Bold, Be Extraordinary, Be YOU!
With love,
James Smith
405-521-8609
james at alifeofpossibility dot com
Attitude: Looking for gold! ¶ 12:23 AM
Unplugged from life going through the motions and all while the dull achiness reminds him that he is "ALIVE!" Many men will eventually learn that "survival is it!"
There isn't anything more for him, even death isn't an option. His life is a life of desperation lived in silence. A life with little hope for more or anything different.
The expectation of "this is it" is the rule and where there was once a dream fear now thrives. His dream is now forgotten. His dream no longer there to inspire. His dream no longer there to set his heart on fire with fury and passion as it is filled with the adrenaline of possibility.
His dream no longer lives!
As his dream fades his relationships will fade. His wife, once his love, is now a blur of noise and movement. His children a stranger to him and he to them. His job, a paycheck nothing more...something eats away at the bulk of his life.
Being pushed with every breath and step his day-to-day life is now a fog. Days come and go, weeks pass, and months disappear.
What happened?
Why is he here?
Would he change if he could?
It isn't until now that I as a man, after years of self discovery, can share with you the notion of "The Hollow Man!" It is only in hine sight that I can see what I had become, the life I had created and lived, and what I am working through today.
Numb, emotionally unresponsive or indifferent, does not really describe, for me, the experience of living as a "Hollow Man."
Being hollow is filled with emotion, pain, upset and at times enormous frustration and anger. The emptiness of the hollow life is fed by his isolation.
The idea that noone can help and he no longer knows what to do only serves to create a deeper sense of isolation.
Are you a man, looking for answers? Let's talk...
It can be different, I know it can!
Be Bold, Be Extraordinary, Be YOU!
With love,
James Smith
405-521-8609
james at alifeofpossibility dot com
Attitude: Looking for gold! ¶ 12:23 AM
