“We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive and in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.” -Thich Nhat Hanh
I am guilty of this: not being present. Being busy is my tempo. My feet hurt from walking/running/jolting through all that I have to do everyday… Responsibilities. Cooking. Cleaning. Working. “Are the kids’ school clothes washed?… Do I have dinner figured out/planned?…” The questions go on and on. -From that inner voice that loves me, scolds me, directs me, criticizes me, and pushes me every day.
This voice is important, for it moves me. But what I often forget is that this voice within me needs a voice too. A voice to move “the voice” as well, to afford it rest and nurturing care so that it may passionately and thunderously move me at all.
With this in mind, today I reaffirm the value of restful, joyful balance in my life. That the “pregnant pause” is so very true… Stillness being the creator of all music and possibility, contemplation being the composer.
Today, I invite stillness into my life so that I may consciously, intentionally, and purposefully SLOW DOWN and see beauty in the world. I infuse my fast rhythm with a slow, gratitude-focused force that blacklights-with-light – making known – God’s worldly beauty. As I do this, I connect with this gratitude, inviting gentleness into my day so that I may appreciate the divine creations. Invoking high power, I decide to be vulnerable and open to the quiet force behind my voice which leads me.
