“Left to its own devices, my mind spends much of its time having conversations with people who aren’t there.” Anne Lamott
As, Anne Lamott suggests, we can have some strange conversations in our heads. What is troublesome is when we begin to believe these people and conversations exist. They are not reality so it’s important for us to take a few deep breaths and stay present to the moment. Let go of these unreal thoughts.
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Tom Dills
I often imagine conversations I might have with people, especially when it comes to topics I’m thinking about. I wonder what their response would be to my questions and what they might have to say about something. I suppose it helps me reconcile my own thoughts. Interesting to think about. I do sometimes have conversations with people that I later realize weren’t listening to me, but I don’t (usually!) have conversations with people that I imagine are present. That would be a bit troublesome.
Monte Stevens
Oh, man, you are missing out on some crazy conversationS and crazy people. 🙂