As I write this, we
are on day 2 of thick fog all around. While
I can see across the street, I can’t see much further than that. (And if ancient lore is correct, that means
that we’ll be seeing a lot of precipitation around Easter - approximately 90
days after the fog.)
I don’t know about
you, but on days like this - where it looks like the world is under a white
blanket - there is nothing I like better than to curl up in a blanket myself. Nature shows us it’s time to rest. .
We’re now three
weeks into the new year and what have you accomplished? Has anyone asked you that recently?
We’re ONLY three
weeks into the new year so why should we be worried about accomplishing
anything yet? Heck, we have a whole year
ahead of us so there is no rush to start ticking items off a list.
In the creative
membership I am part of, we are creating space during the month of January. Now, for some that means physical space by
cleaning and decluttering, but for many of us, it is space in our calendars and
schedules, which allows us to have more time to just pause and rest before we
blast forth into our next project or task.
Some would argue
that we’ve had a lot of rest time in the past three years with the pandemic
creating so many changes in our lives, but how many of us did take advantage of
that global pause to rest? Did you just
filled the time with multiple distractions so you didn’t have to stop?
Yes, there are
times to be active and accomplish tasks, but there are also times to be still
and quiet. And, only by taking the time
to be still and quiet can we know if the activities we want to do, or plan to
do, are even the right ones for us. Sometimes
we find out that they are not, and it’s easier to find that out before you
start than after.
Today, I’m going to find a good book and curl up under a blanket and enjoy some down time.
Beth
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