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    alright... here is an interesting topic for me...

    who else has 'shower moments'?

    you know what i'm talking about: taking a shower, thinking about work, friends problems, complex situation at work... and presto, you go "AHA! I GOT IT!"

    different than waking from a dream, the shower moments stays with you... and i think it is because it is something you have figured out while you are in conscious state...

    so, who else does this..? or is it just me..?


     
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    I'm usually kinda busy... when I'm in the shower...

    You know... scrubbing my private parts.
     
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    yeah, basically i think all sorts of shit in the shower.What am i going to do later....what if...how?...so....duh....including what SH said....got to be clean....playing bubbles.....skating....seldom falling.....playing water with myself.....getting tired...thinking how the day went blah blah blah blah it goes on forever!
     
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    I do my best thinking in the shower, heh.
     
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    I relax in the shower.... along with the usual. :)
     
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    I write on the shower wall in my shower. I do some thinking in there, but mostly I just clean myself.

    And the usual.
     
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    yep I relate to the shower moments. When I'm just standing there letting the water pour over me and I'm not thinking anything - that's when a solution, idea or inspiration just pops on in. I've had several incredible shower moments.
     
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    Water meets fire. It calms me primarily. No major breakthroughs, just meditative, unless my husband, ah gotta go check the kids.
     
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    I can usually turn my thoughts off on demand but in the shower I can't/don't, I think... lots.
     
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    Its either no thoughts and just enjoying the cleaning process and hot water, or sometimes I have these overviews of "things to do urgently" or "thought/experience x or y, wasnt so bad afterall". Those two themes seem to be the most common ones during my showers.
     
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    Not so much -i tune out in the shower. My Ah-ha moment come when I am driving.
     
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    Mmmm... how can I put it....

    Usually when I'm taking my shower I just focus on cleansing my body. But when I'm depressed, when something really bad happens and I'm forced to put up a "I'm doing good" face to society, the shower becomes my hidden place. It's one of those truly private moments where I can let out my anger, frustration, sadness, and, yes, mourning. The running water "cleanses" my soul, and when I'm done, I can face the world again.

    My most "aha!" moments are when I go to my porch and stare at the stars, in the middle of the night, when it's silent and everyone else's sleeping.

    P.S.: I've heard some people say their emotional escape takes place in their cars, when they're driving. What ?????? I could never go deep in my emotions if I'm driving. I might end up crashing into someonelse's car... Oh well, I guess one can be a train wreck and focus at the same time! LOL
     
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