Stillness

Stillness is not so much the absence of noise and activity, but rather the presence of transparency, an invisible openness to the immediate world about us. Heaviness falls away from us, and a richer, deeper life appears. Time alone, in which we can be curious and question everything, is the only true way to get to know oneself.

When we take a spell away from the daily race, quiet the turbulence of our normal pace, and slow down to the speed of life, we stimulate a different part of us, which opens us to new ideas and puts us more in touch with what we really love. The sense of spaciousness to just be, in a world so consumed by doing, is good for us on every level and reinforces our commitment to remain clean and sober.

We may have to actually schedule such time for ourselves—make an appointment with solitude—to create the space and place to go deeper within. At first, we will encounter both battles and peace there, just as in the outer plane of existence. Through awareness, we eventually will surrender struggle, creating greater harmony between our inner and outer worlds.

I welcome stillness and the peace it can bring. Today, I will do less and be more.