Energy
July 16, 2009
Things have felt so quiet lately…not especially so within the walls of our home, where visitors have been coming and going all summer – and will continue to do so until the end of August – but beyond the periphery of my Santa Monica surroundings. It is summer, after all, when vacations are taken and more hours are spent outside than during other parts of the year, but I still have this strange sense that there is a cocooning going on with a lot of people, if not outwardly, then inwardly…or maybe I am just projecting.
Even though I have been talking to my closest friends less often than usual and miss everyone like mad, there is a part of me that loves the idea of everyone getting lost in their own personal space and time, whatever that looks like. Whether it is spending hours on a bicycle, coordinating play time for kids, traveling, getting married or trying to meet deadlines, I appreciate that sometimes our connections become stronger in those periods when we give each other that space…when we let each other soar beyond our horizons, nap beneath trees in other parts of the world and clear our consciousness of everything but the stars.
“There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.”
~Minnie Aumonier
I really love getting lost in that place. In these times my hearts is filled with peace.
It’s like getting in touch with my true essentials.
And one day everything is going to be okay.
just decided this morning that i needed to detach and check-in for a bit. and it’s been a lovely day so far.
much love, lisa
I love to read your words. They are so often right on the tip of my tongue and yet, need another voice to say them.. So thank you for having the courage to share.
Ah, Christine, yes! Such a beautiful way to look at it.
I have been in a story of how “bad” I am b/c I have felt so insular, so anti-computer time, so in the flow of summer and so out of touch with so many friends and beautiful spirits lately. (And sThank you for offering me a way to see the beauty of isolation — as I see it, this can offer me some contrast for savoring connection in new ways.
Enjoy your beach time!
Love and light,
Shannon
Let the particles of activity settle; then you will see the crystal beauty of contemplation.
Always love to come and read your thoughts, Christine!
i am so happy i get to hug you soon.
Oh yes there is so much going on with me I am about to bust at the seams. Cannot wait to see you in a month and share all of it with you. Love you!
sometimes i find i love to be surrounded by friends and family..loving the noise of the back door slamming from people coming and going.
but some days, the eloquence of the quiet of NOT hearing that door open and close is a balm to my oft weary soul.
Beautifully put – we feel our connection in a different, but no less precious, way when the cycles of life shift.
i love this…
lovely.
your words are always genuine and from the heart.
i appreciate that.
xo
mccabe