I love solitude and that's why I enjoy writing. Writing is a solitary activity and I love living inside my own head interacting within my imagination. Lots of activity and noise seem to drain the energy right out of my body much like a battery running down.
Today is a day of stillness and listening to the wind blow through the yellow/green leaves on the birch tree outside my window. That sound is one of my favorite sounds and I can hear God's whisper in it. "It'll be alright." "The world isn't coming to an end." "Put your faith in me not the stock market."
Some days it's best for my sanity to not read the paper, to turn off the television, to turn off the radio and pretend I'm back in the days of old when word traveled by mouth and communication wasn't instantaneous, hyper, and overbearing. A time when the day was filled with a lot of stillness and time for prayer, deep conversation, and reflection. Sometimes, I think, it's better not to know about everything but to concentrate only on what's important, timeless, and constant.
The wind will still blow tomorrow. The seasons will continue to change. God will continue to whisper to anyone who is still long enough to listen. Today is a day for stillness.
Have a blessed day!
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