"I try to open the hours with softness and silence -- the two threads that unravel into gratitude --." Mark Nepo
Softness and silence. I love both of those. People thought we were crazy when years ago we downsized and moved into the high elevation in a rather isolated location. But; the silence and the softness of the beauty around me was very supportive of my soul. I know people who have a tv or radio on all the time. I have never been like that. Neither way is a bad way to live; it is just important that we know what supports us and to honor that. I begin every day with a half hour of prayer. When that is interrupted or made impossible, I see that the softness and silence of that practice serves me well (and conversely, I am not served when this time is displaced). Usually I very naturally arise earlier than Dwane. That is my time for softness and silence. I am better in my life and provide caregiving with more love when I have my time for softness and silence first thing in the morning. That is what serves me and frames my day for gratitude. What serves you?
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