God Bless The Talkers

Have you ever met anyone that talked and talked, often repeating themselves and it seemed as if they would keep going forever?  Well, I have certainly known my share of them and can easily relate to them. Hell, I talk for a living. We often put them down saying things like..."they really must enjoy the sound of their own voice" or "do they really think they are that interesting?" or "they sure take up a large space in a room." Anyway, it occurred to me that extra compassion may be offered to these rambling rivers of talk.  I have often gotten off the phone with someone and realized how drained I was and how after a while, I would lose my desire to stay present to them.


I realized recently that one probable cause for incessant talking is this....the voices in the psyche are so loud, so negative, so abusive and so demeaning that at least while they are talking, their own voice drowns out the "shitty committee".  Can you imagine what it feels like to have such powerful voices telling you bullshit constantly. I would imagine that 99% of us can relate to these voices but we all use different tools to quiet them.  I tend to use Facebook and movies even though meditation is much more effective. Others use nicotine, alcohol, sex, porn, gambling, TV, comfort food, and other distractions to keep the voices quiet. Unfortunately, the only long term effective cure is to become the observer. Yes, the voices will still be there chatting away 24/7 but at least two amazing things will happen.....1. you will create space between the voices and you and be better able to not believe what they tell you.... and 2. You will begin to have new empowering thoughts about who you really are and the voices will start to repeat those thoughts to you more and more. Remember, the voices are just regurgitating what you and others have told them. They are not bad, they are just not creative.  They believe everything they have heard just like your computer always gives you what you program into it.


So, God Bless The Talkers. They are only doing whatever they can to keep "the hell inside of them" from occupying their precious conscious space.