True transformation occurs only when we can look at ourselves squarely and face our attachments and inner demons, free from the buzz of commercial distraction and false social realities. We have to retreat into our own cocoons and come face-to-face with who we are. We have to turn toward our own inner darkness. For only by abandoning its attachments and facing the darkness does the caterpillar's body begin to spread out and it's light, beautiful wings begin to form.Julia Hill
Cocooning is the operation of isolating or hiding oneself from the natural social environment, which may be observed as disturbing, unfriendly, dangerous, or otherwise objectionable, at least for the present.
The caterpillar is an immature butterfly or moth, also known as the larval. A caterpillar transforms into a butterfly or moth after hibernating in a cocoon.
The term was popularized in the 1990s by marketing consultant Faith Popcorn in her book The Popcorn Report: The Future of Your Company, Your World, Your Life.
Popcorn suggested that cocooning could be broken down into three different types:
- the socialized cocoon, in which one retreats to the privacy of one's home;
- the armored cocoon, in which one establishes a barrier to protect oneself from external threats;
- the wandering cocoon, in which one travels with a technological barrier that serves to insulate one from the environment.
Cocooning is self-nurturing, which may consider distinctive to each individual and change often.
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” – Carl Jung
“Remind yourself that you cannot fail at being yourself.” – Wayne Dyer
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle
“The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” – Ram Dass
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates
Occasionally, we require to calm down the inner parental expression or just subdue it completely.
Even if you are balanced and healthy, you choose to safeguard yourself from other people’s dramas and the stress of urban life.
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over again but expecting different results.” Albert Einstein
Neil Thompson, in his book People Skills, suggests that there are six steps:
- Read - around the topics you are learning about or want to learn about and develop
- Ask - others about the way they do things and why
- Watch - what is going on around you
- Feel - pay attention to your emotions, what prompts them, and how you deal with negative ones
- Talk - share your views and experiences with others in your organization
- Think - learn to value time spent thinking about your work
Here’s the Cocooning Process in an essence:
- Establish a definite time for yourself
- Establish a silent location
- De-clutter that location
- A meditation that works for you
- Examine and write down
- Listen to yourself
- Maintain A Journal
- Ask questions
Why Should we? Not?
- It’s fundamental to understand self at a deeper level.
- Self-awareness and a little soul searching are crucial to prosperity in all sections of life.
- Obliges you to figure out and see situations from a particular point of view.
- Promotes a deeper level of learning and knowing
- Build up a better insight into what’s working and what’s not.
- Build two components to emotional intelligence: self-awareness and self-regulation.
- Diminished anxiety and depression, calmness and increased discernment.
A couple of my companions goes 1-month cocooning treat once in six month cycle, they are developing into better as a human being. They travel to Mountain, Jungles, Deserts, Beaches, North poles wherever they can devote moment with nature but away from urban corporate clamors!
I am trying for last several years, it is a good practice and helps a lot. Many of my friends have tried it and recommended me to do so....
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