I am becoming more appreciative
of the silence in my life for it is the blank slate on which I process my
thoughts, dreams, and insights. When I was younger I felt that I had to fill
each moment with sound as if its presence proved my existence. Now it is a gift
to have the time, space and stillness to connect with my soul and listen for
its whispers.
I have been blessed this week with an interval of aloneness. While I thoroughly enjoy the interaction with my housemates and friends, they are out of town so this has been a mini-vacation from the disruptions of life lived in the now of activity. I luxuriate in the opportunity to delve deeply in a cherished book and explore the garden listening to the songs of Nature without the background noise of TV and telephone.
Seldom have I had the luxury of
personal space and quiet during the years of family, career, and growth. Life as a Gemini, with Mercury, the sign of
communication, is seldom without noise-filled interaction with the world around
me. Part of the duality of this sign is finding time to be quiet and reconnect with
Source and recharge my mental and emotional batteries for the next day’s
adventure.
I sometimes wonder about my
grandchildren’s generation that must have the constant stimulation of noise plugged
into their ears and their awareness. When do they have the opportunity to
dream, imagine, and process the events in their lives? Have they evolved past
the necessity to reason, evaluate, and discern and become merely reactors to stimuli
rather than creators and innovators? Do they understand what it means to listen
to the still, small voice within?
Penny
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