It’s so important to take that time…the time to pause.
We rush, rush, rush through life. So often we wonder just how we got to where we are. We say things like “how did it get so bad?” or “where did the time go?”
Sitting with yourself in silence is so important and we so rarely take the time to do it. Taking time to sit in silence with yourself provides you introspection and allows you to not only see what baggage you’ve been lugging around but let’s you choose to put it down.
I’m not really talking about meditation here, although that can be a place to start. I’m speaking to taking moments to BE in the moment. To feel the sun, brace against the wind and taste the raindrops. Experience the emotional aspects of who you are.
To figure out our why.
To learn where your ‘stuff’ has come from and face it before you drag it with you to the next experience.
To really, really live we must stop once in a while and be in our moments. We must look at all we carry with us and see what needs to be unloaded and left behind.
This poem is a beautiful reminder of how it feels to be in a moment and to experience it.
I love to sit in silence beneath a shady tree and listen to the song of birds and to the buzz of bees.
I love to sit in silence and watch the clouds go by and then read a book or hear a song and hear the wild bird cry.
I love to sit in silence when the day is almost done and see beyond the distant hill the paint glow of the sun.
I love to sit in silence in the evening twilight and listen to the whippoorwill sing with all its might.
I love to sit in silence beneath the starry night and pray to all in earnestness to live in silence all the while. – author unknown
To do this sort of soul searching we must learn to be still. We must stop being afraid to listen to our own voice. We are all a work in progress but as with any important project we need to stop and evaluate where we are from time to time. We need to occasinally pause and ask ourselves ‘why am I doing this?’
The world is a beautiful place. You have a beautiful soul. It would be simply a shame to not take the time to appreciate and experience this.
Feel free to use this affirmation “Today I take time to pause and drink in all the beauty that is life. I stop to use all my senses to be in the moment“
Bonnie: How true, how true! We get so caught up in the rush, rush, rush of the daily grind that we neglect to take time to be with ourselves…quietly…mindfully. Taking those few precious moments can genuinely impact our success, confidence and overall health! Thanks for reminding us of the importance of balance in our lives!
Hi Lynn,
Yes, the rushing really does catch up with us if we don’t take the time to pause and make sure what we are rushing around doing is what we really ought to be doing!
They really are precious moments aren’t they?
Love the poem. Is there ever silence. I once sat vipassana for 10 days. It was a time of the most important conversations of my life – with myself. If we never smell the roses, pray, or just enjoy the silence, how can we ever be at peace or listen to our God
You asked if there ever is silence and I pondered that for a while. I first realized that while the world Is never really silent, we can learn to quiet out thoughts. After all I think true silence would make us insane. The wind, birds and water moving are all cathartic for me. My thoughts are hard to grab onto and tend to jump around. Trust me when I say that mine are rather wriggley as thoughts go.
Then the answer came in a whisper. Is there ever silence? There is silence enough to allow you to listen right. so,there is enough.
I also love the peace of silence and solitude. I use my walking time as quiet time. I get my exercise and quiet time together.
Yes! I do that too. Hiking in the woods sets my soul on fire and bathes it in peace all at the same time.
In fact, I’m heading into the silence in a few minutes to receive an answer to a question I have. I love the silence; it’s so quieting and calming. Beautiful poem, beautiful quote and photo.
Blessings and love to you PeggyLee. I hope you are able to find your answers today. xoxo
Thanks, Bonnie. The questions were asked; the answers are softly and gently whispering in my ears.