I’ve been reading Anne Morrow Lindberg’s ‘Gifts From The Sea’ this week – where she writes what comes to her when she is looking at seashells. Last night I was reading her thoughts about the need to spend time in solitude. At the time of writing she was spending a week alone on an island – real solitude! Most of us cannot arrange our lives to spend quite that much time alone, but it got me wondering how much time you get alone?
It’s only when we’re alone that we can be in touch with who we really are – the rest of the time we are pushed and pulled by the world around us. The inner stillness that is who we really are is something rarely experienced by many of us. And yet it is not so difficult to get that time. It only needs a few minutes a day. For some people, meditation is the way to solitude, for others it’s time in nature, for others the only time they’re alone is when they’re in the bathroom!
For me, it’s last thing at night when the dog drags me outside. On a clear night, I can see the stars – and this week I saw 2 meteorites so that made me happy. I’m only out there for 10 minutes, but for that brief time, there is no noise. No tv, no radio, no talking, no traffic, nothing but blessed solitude. And there are days (like yesterday) when I am convinced that without that 10 minutes, I would become unhinged!
Make sure you are taking care of your need for solitude, quiet time, peace – when you can hear the whispers of your heart.
Love
Donna.x