Obscurity

When we can’t think clearly, it can be frustrating and stagnating, since it’s like being lost somewhere in a foggy forest, not knowing where to go. We can’t see ahead–can’t see the path that will take us to where we want to go. With the path obscured by the fog, we can’t make progress–can’t see our way out.

This can be due to exhaustion, tiredness, or simply being overwhelmed. It’s like there’s no clarity in the organization of our ideas and our perceptions. The ideas have been blown by the wind, hidden in clouds of confusion, and our perceptions are going in and out as we try to make sense of our surroundings.

To other people, they might wonder why we can’t focus or function well when we seem fine on the outside. It’s not that we’re functioning inefficiently on purpose, but at the moment, nothing seems to make sense. Our perceptions and ideas have become cluttered and mixed up in a sort of rhythmless and inharmonious song and dance.

Everything is a blur, and all we want, before we can do anything productive or creative, is to clear up the fogginess, get our mental lens cleaned of blemishes so that it can be focused. Without which, we are just adrift–moving about the forest like a leaf in the wind–instead of on a path of our choosing.