What activities do you lose yourself in?
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People often ask what activities make you lose yourself.
As if it’s some neat little hobby list.
Like:
Reading.
Painting.
Yoga at sunrise.
Very aesthetic. Very organised.
Unfortunately, my mind does not operate like a well-labelled storage box.
I don’t schedule losing myself.
I simply… vanish.
Sometimes it happens while writing.
A sentence arrives quietly, like a shy guest, and before I know it, I am chasing words through paragraphs as if they are fireflies in the dark. One thought becomes another, then another, and suddenly an hour has passed.
No warning.
No permission taken.
Illustrating does this too.
When a blank digital canvas stares back at me, I tell myself I will “just add a small detail.”
A line here.
A shadow there.
Next thing I know, I am zoomed in at 400%, arguing with a pixel.
This pixel, apparently, holds the fate of the entire universe.
Sometimes I disappear into thoughts instead.
Not dramatic thoughts. Just the quiet wandering kind.
The kind where a simple idea grows branches —
What if…
Why do we…
Isn’t it strange that…
And suddenly my mind is exploring philosophical forests when I was only supposed to be making tea.
The tea, by the way, is usually cold by the time I return to reality.
And then there are moments when nothing “productive” is happening at all.
Just watching the sky change colours.
Listening to a song too many times.
Or staring at something ordinary until it quietly becomes beautiful.
Those moments are dangerous.
Because that’s when time slips away most politely.
No drama.
No announcements.
Just a gentle disappearance.
So if you ask me what activities make me lose myself…
The honest answer is this:
Anything that feels a little magical, a little curious, and slightly unnecessary to the practical world.
Writing.
Illustrating.
Thinking too much about small things.
Apparently, my favourite hobby is accidentally leaving reality for a while.
And honestly?
I’m not in a hurry to come back.
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—Rajeshwari 🧿💕
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A beautiful read;
And a reminder that there are things that make us different from each other…
Maybe it’s something that gives us an identity of our own—
When we look into the abyss and stare at it lost in our own mind without a worry…!
The passage of time is the fastest when we are within our own thoughts…!
A realistic read and an insight into our lives as people before writers or artists…!
🤍😇
Thank you for reading. I’m really happy it connected with you. Sometimes those quiet moments with our own thoughts do reveal a lot about who we are. Glad you enjoyed the piece. 🤍😇
What a beautifully written piece, Rajeshwari! Your prose has this wonderful, meditative quality that draws the reader in and makes them feel like they’re sitting right beside you, watching those thoughts unfold in real-time.
I particularly love how you describe your relationship with time when you’re creating. The way you capture that moment of becoming “zoomed in at 400%, arguing with a pixel” is so perfectly relatable for anyone who creates digitally. And that line about the pixel holding “the fate of the entire universe” made me smile — it captures that beautiful absurdity of creative obsession so well.
Your metaphor of sentences arriving “like a shy guest” and thoughts as “fireflies in the dark” is genuinely lovely. There’s a gentleness to your writing that feels authentic rather than performed, which is rare.
The cold tea detail is perfect too. It’s those small, grounding observations that make your reflection feel so real and human.
And your closing thought — that your favourite hobby is “accidentally leaving reality for a while” — is just wonderful. I think many of us who create or daydream will recognise ourselves in that.
The world needs more people who notice ordinary things until they “quietly become beautiful.” Please don’t be in a hurry to come back from those disappearances. 😍🤝
Oh my God, thank you so much Srikanth ji for such a beautiful and thoughtful comment. I truly didn’t expect someone to read the piece so closely and notice all those little details. Your words really made me smile. I’m so happy the thoughts and small moments in the piece resonated with you. Thank you again for taking the time to write something so kind and encouraging — it means a lot to me.🤍✨
Thank you
I too felt like how it would be to leave this reality and live in our own world. In fact, I have started day dreaming or rather “night” dreaming at the time in between lying in bed and before going to sleep. I created my own world and stories, adventures, oh….so many things. I even have my own big castle…..
After growing up, now I don’t do this….but it was a good feeling at young age. It somehow gave me hope that life can be happy.
nice post ji…😊
Sorry for the late reply — I’m just catching up with my comments. Thank you Girish ji, for sharing this so beautifully. That little world you created with stories, adventures, and even a big castle sounds magical. I think many of us carried such secret worlds once… and they quietly gave us hope and comfort. Your memory really made me smile. 😊
No prob… it’s good to remember those days….😊
Absolutely! It’s nice to remember those days… they bring back such a simple, happy feeling. 😊
A beautifully written reflection, Rajeshwari. It captures those quiet moments when creativity and curiosity gently carry us away from time and routine where writing, art, and simple observation become small forms of magic.
Sorry for the late reply — I’m just catching up with my comments. Thank you so much Vijay ji for your kind words. I’m really glad the reflection resonated with you. Your appreciation truly means a lot and makes those little moments of writing feel even more special. 🤍✨
“Beautifully written, Rajeshwari. The way you describe getting lost in writing and quiet thoughts feels so real and relatable. Sometimes those gentle disappearances are the most meaningful moments.” ✨
Sorry for the late reply — I’m just catching up with my comments. Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m really happy the feeling resonated with you. Yes, sometimes those gentle little disappearances into thoughts and creativity turn out to be the most meaningful moments. ✨
Thank you
A relatable and thoughtful piece!
This pixel, apparently, holds the fate of the entire universe.
So simple, yet profound! Well done 👍💐
Sorry for the late reply — I’m just catching up with my comments. Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m really glad that little “pixel holding the fate of the universe” line resonated with you. Sometimes the tiniest details end up feeling the most profound while creating. I truly appreciate your thoughtful reading. 👍💐
It’s okay. You’re always welcome 🙏💐
Art is escapism. And nothing wrong with that as long as you know how long to start and when return
Well said. Art is that quiet little doorway where we pause from reality for a moment… and then walk back a little wiser.🤍✨
Thank you 🤍
Leaving reality! My imagination run wild sometimes. I agree with this.
Haha same here Hazel … sometimes imagination feels more real than reality itself 😁✨
I find myself when I read, that’s the beauty of it.
I love that… sometimes words help us discover parts of ourselves we didn’t even know were there 🤍✨
great post; bookmarking this ! I lose myself in writing and listening to my favourite songs 🙂
Thank you so much … glad you liked it! And I get that getting lost in words and music is a different kind of peace 🙂✨
Great!
We lose ourselves in reading and writing.
Thanks for your words
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Thank you so much! 😊 There’s something beautiful about getting lost in words… glad we could share that moment. ✨
Meditation and exercising 😊
Absolutely 😊 thank you for sharing🤍✨
Thank you🤍
I love creating content and working on my dream to become a producer that is the one and only thing that gives me happiness and saves me from the loneliness I owe due to depression and mental health issues
I truly feel you… sometimes the things we create become our safest place. I’m really glad you have something that holds you through it all… keep going, your dream matters. 🤍✨
What a marvelous statement 🤳
Thank you, truly appreciate it! 😊✨
Hey there friend, I like this daily prompt and I agree that there are certain activities we lose ourselves in, I like to BLOG about my passions which is Mens Fashion and currently, I am writing new PDF books and editing them myself without an EDITOR and I have lots of blogging and writing work to do this APRIL. Cheers
That sounds amazing being so deeply immersed in your passion is truly something special. ✨
Wishing you a productive and fulfilling April with your blogging and writing journey keep creating and shining! Cheers 😊
Hay cosas que uno entiende tarde…
y cuando las entiende, ya no puede volver atrás.
So true… some realizations come late, but they change us forever 🤍✨
I relate to so many of these! The arguing with a pixel, sometimes it comes as the one off hair strand on the paint brush! The song on repeat ! It feels like a privilege to be whisked away by these things. Like we have been chosen to cross over to another dimension, the most secret invitation comes directly into the heart and leaves in a sigh of relief !
Thank you for putting this whimsy into words
So beautifully said… those tiny moments do feel like secret invitations. Glad it resonated ✨💫
Awesome
Thank you 🤍🤍
Thank you 🤍
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Hi! Thank you so much, that really means a lot ✨
And congratulations on your first posts that’s a lovely start! I’ll be happy to check them out 😊
I really appreciate. It means a lot.
Lovely..I can so much relate with this.
Thank you Namrata… it means a lot to know it resonated so deeply with you ✨💛
I wouldn’t say that you’ve “left reality” (which we often associate today with “the practical world” and what we “physically see”), but perhaps your awareness shifts between “the practical world” (which we see with the eyes in our face) and attempting to explore a ‘Higher Deeper Reality’ (Which we See with our Heart’s Eyes). I’m still in The Process of gathering some thoughts on this and perhaps also putting together an infographic to illustrate, if I get a chance I will publish a post on my blog about this. Definitely needs more conversation.
Thank you for sharing this personal experience, it captures something very real that I think happens to all of us even without noticing or being aware. Sometimes things just flow and happen without us even meaning to … I think there is also a theme of surrender and alignment to explore here also, something deeper inside of us attempts to surface and to express itself and influence our Attention towards a particular direction.
Thank you for this thoughtful perspective ✨
That shift in awareness and sense of surrender really resonates. Would love to read your post when you share it 😊
Thank you 🤍
So true… some realizations change you in ways that there’s no going back, only forward ✨
I miss that feeling! Losing myself in the work I used to do. But now with kids, I barely get that time.
I can totally understand 😊 It’s not easy with kids… but even a few quiet moments for yourself can bring that feeling back. Hope you find that ‘me time’ again soon 💛✨
On a high level, it feels like this is how I spend my ‘me time’ but you’ve definitely bring out what it means spending those time. Allowing self to disappear, surrendering ourselves in the moment.. just be.. thank you for this piece
Thank you so much Cassandra😊 You’ve understood it so beautifully… that ‘just be’ feeling is exactly what I meant. Really glad it connected with you 🤍✨
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Thank you🤍✨
“All who wander are not lost.” J.R.R.Tolkein😊
So true… 😊 Sometimes wandering is just another way of finding yourself. 💫
Thank you🤍✨
Drawing for me, and of course writing.
That’s so lovely 🤍 Both are such beautiful ways to express yourself ✨
I am completely charmed by your descriptions of time. And I completely agree with this: “Apparently, my favourite hobby is accidentally leaving reality for a while.”
Maybe some of us are just built to wander a little beyond reality now and then. 😊
Staring at something ordinary.. ?
I disappear into our house, add to the hollows made by the feet of people who lived her 400 years ago.
That line feels like stepping into time itself… as if a home remembers every soul that ever belonged to it. Beautifully haunting in the softest way. ✨
Thank-you. Our previous house had a sad little ghost…
Maybe even the ghost just needed a little kindness and company. 👻✨
Ghost ? Didn’t leave because of her – ( married)
I did write a book inspired by her. . .
Thought provoking in the best way. <3
Thank you. ❤️ I’m always grateful when words inspire a pause and a thought. 🦋
Reading and writing are true for me too- I lose myself in those. I lose myself in something similar to illustrating- it’s abstract doodling
I can relate to that. ✨ There’s something deeply calming about creating without a destination, just letting the mind wander through lines and shapes. 🎨🌸
Abstract doodling seems to be the only kind of drawing I am good at