I have my own apartment now.

How exciting.

It’s my dream apartment, I LOVE it with my whole heart.

And there were my loud neighbors.

The old lady next door screamed every morning and night because of her upstairs neighbor and called the police at 5 am screaming.

Also, the guys who were standing outdoors drinking and talking loudly until 3 in the morning. (very common in Tbilisi)

I was so anxious for a few days. I love my peace. I’m a morning person, I like to go to bed early. I love my quiet time.

I slept with AirPods in my ears for a night or two and when the next night came I got angry.

“Why should I sleep with AirPods in my own home, damage my ears, and don’t give my brain rest?!”

So I decided to look at my options. And to look at what I have control over.

The first thing I did was I wrote a letter in a nice but firm way with only 3 sentences to my next-door neighbor and asked her to stay quiet when everyone else sleeps.

I considered talking to the boys but I knew there was no point in it they would stop for a day or two and it would have happened again.

I thought about options that were more sustainable and would bring me consistent peace and I found the answer.

Have you noticed that every house has its own sound? Like when you move to a new apartment or spend a night somewhere else at first every little sound creeps you out but after a while, your brain gets used to it and it marks them as safe sounds so you don’t even notice them anymore.

So I decided that all this was just part of my apartment’s sounds and noises.
I told my mind to mark them as “safe sounds”. And I accepted my reality.

And let me tell you from then on I haven’t even been bothered.

Whatever you focus on grows.

I removed my focus from the noise and put it on my inner peace.

I know there are multiple realities for us available at all times and you get to choose which you tap into.

I have had many similar experiences and I have evidence of how your focus works as an amplifier.

The noise might still be there at times but I don’t notice it anymore.

It lost its power the moment it lost my focus.

I know I don’t have control over what others will do but for sure I have control over my reaction, my thought, and my actions.

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