The world we live in will not give us a quiet place
to be, we have to find it for ourselves.
My hope is that this little video will
help us to find that quiescent place.
A quiet place to rest our body, our soul,
and our spirit, if only for a moment.
My gift to you. A few moments, in a quiet place.
If you enjoyed this time of Quietude, you can find more on YouTube at DeborahSPC
It’s so much easier to read about, study, and talk about writing than it is to actually sit down to write.
I know I’m supposed to write. And write. And write. I know it in my bones. And yet; I don’t write nearly as much as I should.
It’s so much easier arranging and rearranging my office, my stacks and my document files, to write, than actually to write the ding dang documents.
The thoughts, or at least the concepts, are flying through my head at great speed. I sit to type, or write it on the page, and just as quickly it flies away.
I take notes; Snippets on napkins, snippets on my phone, snippets on postie notes. Snippets in my pockets, and even snippets written sometimes on my palms.
To no avail. They are just snippets. Except like at this moment, telling myself, and you all the reasons why I can’t get it done.
Now as I’m typing this, I am wondering if my issue is because of the depth I would like to reach in my writings.
Living it was difficult, analyzing, and processing was almost more difficult.
Truthfully, I may not be really sure just how to get that deep again.
Is re-visiting the pain necessary? After all, it is gone.
Do I have to feel it all over again? Maybe trying to remember it again in so much detail is what is slowing me down.
What do I have to share that can best help you, the reader, in the way that you need helped?
Clarity is on the way. I know it. Perhaps you can help me by letting me know how I can share with you in a meaningful way.
Long, short, I believe I didn’t just walk through my life, and learn what I learned for my own benefit, but for yours as well.
And just so you know, in the mean time, I’m saving all of those snippets!
Have you heard the saying “Red sky at morning is a sailors warning?”
Beautiful, right? But what it does, at least for me, is to make me check the weather forecast. Today, unfortunately, it means we’ll have ice. Lots of ice. Making travel quite treacherous, and cancelling a lot of well laid plans.
So what’s next? We check our resources, and make sure that we have what it takes to be inside our homes for the next little while. Food, toiletries, books, movies. All set.
But what of those who do not have the resources we have? What we prepare for, for our comfort, they must prepare for, for survival. No doubt, the shelters are preparing as well, in mass.
Fortunately, the town that we live near, has well planned out spaces for just such circumstances. Not only paid staff, but volunteers that give of their time and talents and hearts to make sure that these folks are safe throughout these times.
What do you do when stormy times are approaching?
Now to switch it up just a bit – What about “Reg flags” in the morning?
When you wake up in the morning on “The wrong side of the bed”, when you are getting out of bed and just want to crawl back in? When you still feel tired, or when your mind will not focus. When the noises your body make sounds like bubble wrap?
What are the resources you use to get your day into order? Can you do it?
For me, coffee is always the first place I go. That first cup of coffee is like starter fluid. But even with starter fluid, the day can be rough. So what’s next? I have a couple of ideas that help, when I do them!
Both have to do with “Quietude”. A cup of coffee and a peaceful place to sit. (I do have a chair for that.) No words. Quiet music, but no words. If there are words, my brain latches on to them, and away I go. Not quiet.
Now, this quiet time might be ten minutes, or it could be an hour. That all depends. When I’m ready for words, I’ll take out my Bible, and read a chapter, or two. More than that, and too many thoughts start going around in my mind. Not quiet. But out of that chapter or two, I’ll have a sense of something to focus on for the day. Many times that will get written down in my journal.
Daily devotionals, journaling, morning pages; seem to have a calming effect, and are often very helpful.
Let’s face it though, sometimes that “Red sky” or those “Red flags” are pesky and want to stick around. And you know what I’ve found? That is OK. Sometimes we just have to lay low, and care for ourselves in a different way.
For example, yesterday, I did all the things. The starter fluid. The “Quietude”, the Bible reading, the journaling. I ended up having to just do my list of work around the house, and not turn on any (Well not much) media at all. A little book reading and a really good nap in the afternoon. A much needed disconnect.
Today seems much better. What about your “Red skies” or “Red flags”? Share with us – what resources can you volunteer?
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