As the world around swirls and churns it’s hard not to get sucked up in the motion. It’s been months since I last took time to pause – when I sat in quiet and let the sounds of nature envelop me. I’m sure the sounds that are washing over me this morning have been here all along but did I hear them? Why not?
I think life is like a riptide. I feel if I only work a little harder or stay up a little later or make a little more money life will become easier and more enjoyable – is that true? When caught in ocean riptides the more a person fights the more they get pulled in. Experts say they should relax their body, be calm and still, float out of the tide then swim back to shore…
Today as I sit in quiet I find a peace I haven’t found lately in my days. Like the sounds of nature I’m hearing this morning maybe the peace was always there but I couldn’t find it. Maybe I was too busy fighting the tides of life to even notice. Why would I choose to miss out on this peace? I hope I remember this tomorrow…