Here are some things that I’ve been thinking about. I don’t always get these right, but I believe they are important.
Some of our thoughts don’t need expansion. They just need to be “thoughts,” and that is it.
Not every thought, or notion, or idea has to become an argument or a conclusion. Sometimes we find that good wisdom within us. And that is it. That’s all. We have discovered something. That old quote. “I think. Therefore, I am.”
Another thing I’m learning is that stopping is not the opposite of progress. Sometimes “stopping” IS the progress. So many of us have lost the goodness, the fortune, the incredible moments of “pausing” and “noticing.” But “stopping” can give us the chance to become aware of the goodness that might be surrounding us in any given moment. Simple things. Little things that are big things. Like. We are breathing. Right now. Without trying.
And this.
Being quiet doesn’t mean being empty. In fact, the “quiet” is full of things we forgot to listen for. Our good Universe is constantly speaking in incredible ways. But we rarely hear it, or see it. We get way too busy racing from one moment to the next.
I used to rush past small joys. Now I try to notice them and let their goodness open up all around me. Yep. There are little things. Everywhere.
Not every day needs a purpose. Some days just need our good permission about anything we please. Permission to rest. Or permission to wander. Or wonder. Or just to piddle. To do nothing at all.
We need to give ourselves permission to simply exist and appreciate.
To offer our gratitude for all that is with us.
It is with us.
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“Be still. The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” — Ram Dass
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“The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn
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“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” — Mary Oliver
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