““When there is silence one finds the anchor of the universe within oneself” ”
Chai tea latte and a simple pen for a simple intent
The busier life gets, the more I have to fight for a sense of stillness. It seems ironic, to have to fight for being still, but sometimes, you have to be pretty aggressive about it.
I think, for me, true stillness means unplugging, completely. Finding silence, with no real plan. Space to breathe. A "spacious place" within the soul.
For creatives, this is even more important, this space to let the mind wander where it will. The world is so very vast and full of such beauty and wonder; but we cheapen it, we narrow it, into something small enough to fit into a schedule.
I like to look back at my experience of my life. Not, so much to catalog it or critique it, but to see it again, with fresh eyes. I like to look back, again, with no plan, no pretense, no bias. I find freedom in these moments.
It's often the little recharge I need to find a new way to approach something, so that when I run back into the chaos of daily living, I'm a little bit younger and wiser.