knowing yourself

I heard of a girl once who was so scared of sitting with herself that she said she didn't even like to think.  A lot of people are like that.  We don't like to sit in silence, so we bring our ipod or phone.  We do our best to avoid having nothing to do.  When boredom hits, we put on the TV or do anything that will take us away from ourselves.  It's almost as if we're scared to sit with ourselves.

I believe knowing yourself is the bravest thing of all.

A friend recently sent me this poem: