creating change without shouting
In finding our life-affirming rhythm, we also need to celebrate the pauses. Without them, the rhythm doesn’t hold together. It’s not just continuous noise. And some pauses are longer than others. Where are your’s and are you celebrating, or begrudging them? Just asking… Pause. Relax. Breathe. Smile.
Hush now… What do you hear in the silence? Is there a sound in your place of quiet retreat? Even if we only step out and pause for a minute there’s the possibility of hearing something restorative. That feeds our soul for the next step forward. Hush now… Can you hear your heartbeat? Isn’t it … Read more
This morning the valley is enveloped in cloud. High enough to see the fence line at the top of the fields, but low enough to feel cocooned. Sounds in this quiet place become strangely amplified. The multitude of different birdsongs, calling across the valley and between trees. Woodpeckers doing their thing in the ancient woodland. … Read more
In our binary world of black and white, yes and no, perhaps we are becoming blind to the abundance of quiet. Because quiet isn’t just an absence… What is your quiet full of and do you need more?
It’s Monday morning and where has all the stillness gone? We tend to think of stillness as absence. The absence of noise, of distraction, of rush, of demands. But what if stillness was more than absence… How can we create generous space on a Monday morning?