March 10 , 2005 - Stillness
Rush, rush, rush. There always seems to be so very much that needs to be done. And of course, there is always so much thinking to do done. Sometimes the mind is difficult to get moving...no ideas come...no words spring forth. Other times, the mind is difficult to stop...sleep never comes...ideas flow like rivers. If only we could harness the ability to stop and start the mind at will. Rush, rush, rush. While the mind may go a mile a minute, how much are we really tuning in? When was the last time that I experienced silence? Pure silence--stillness. Do I know how to be still? How much of life do we miss because we are never still enough to notice it? How much learning do we miss? When I am in meetings, how often do i really "notice" what others are saying? Why is that so difficult? Perhaps because our life has become so busy. I vow to be still at least twice each week.