Meaning of fall into oneself | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To enter an introspective or meditative state.
2. To become shy or withdrawn.

Examples

“He fell into himself, his half-closed eyes looking into an edgeless nowhere.”

“He lost all sensation of time and space, fell into himself more completely than he had ever known possible, touched his life force⟳ with his consciousness for the first time.”

“Jot down a few sentences about your outer world, then fall⟳ into yourself; observe⟳ your inner thoughts and musings and then write⟳ from the part of you that is always watching.”

“The more you hold⟳ on to the everyday, the farther away you are from surrendering. Fall⟳. Fall⟳ into yourself, into the deep spaces that lie⟳ within.”

“The celebrated Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, for example, in the 20th century will describe⟳, almost hauntingly, his mid-life experience⟳ of falling into himself.”

“But you fall⟳ into yourself around these, these jokers. You become⟳ a mouse.”

“When trials come⟳ and you fall⟳ into yourself and close⟳ your heart, suffering is increased and intensified.”

“Mama, who had been looking so strong this morning, seemed to fall⟳ into herself. Her blankets would swallow⟳ her alive if she sank further into the bed.”

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