It seems one’s mind really can experience “seasons”….and my mind, oddly enough, seems to be quiet…content, tranquil and quiet….certainly, not something that I’m used to…actually, quite unusual….not many thoughts, not many ideas morphing into images….a seemingly quiet time…a pause… a time of quiet, calm and reflection…
I’ve just finished a busy and happy 6 week period of studying, reflecting, exploring, learning, laughing, accepting, shifting… new perspectives, ideas and understandings …a special time… but there seems to be a bit of quiet now…and so…acceptance of that….a bit of an unexpected surprise for me….a quiet and calm mind…
Wonderfully perfect time of year, Lent and only two weeks until Easter, to have a “quiet, reflective time.” So pleased for you, as well as please about your previous productive 6 weeks! Hooray!
yes, a nice time of year for a quiet, reflective time…thanks!..and yes, it was a productive, happy 6 weeks.
Beautiful you spent productive time on what has contributed to the peace and inner silence you are enjoying; we get to read about this through your musings. 🙂
Hi Marie… the peaceful, inner silence is a nice surprise…and even though my mind is quiet, there still seem to be some musings. : ) The beautiful Tom Petty song….”among the wildflowers” seems to be lingering/playing in my mind this morning as I take care of a few household chores….”you belong among the wildflowers, you belong in a boat out at sea, far away from your troubles and worries, you belong somewhere you’ll be free…” isn’t that a nice thought??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jr3uKOzNaw (thanks to Nancy Hatch for that song…I’d never heard it before seeing it in her post http://nrhatch.wordpress.com/?s=tom+petty+wildflowers&searchbutton=go! ) Uh oh….heading off to the wildflowers or the sea???? : )
life is a circle of seasons, isn’t it. Sometimes we get so caught up in one season, that the next one takes us by surprise. Walk in beauty.
Yes, a bit of a surprise…a nice one, but still a bit of a surprise….as you say, a circle of seasons. Thank you for your continuing wishes to “walk in beauty”…such a wonderful suggestion….
Kathy–I’m ready for the pause and then the rejuvenation.Again, lovely a message.
Yes….I’m looking forward to the rejuvenation…sounds good to me!…guess we both have a pause coming up in a few months…can you believe it?
Its going so quickly. The other day I cried when one of my students was retelling a story for the ACCESS test. She read with such fluency and expression–something I will miss.
I understand….what a tender heart you have….it’s so special to have been a part of so many students’ lives and to have helped so many along their way…I need to find a way to keep involved, not sure how.
It’s lovely when the mind cycles down for a bit . . . and I love Tom Petty’s Wildflowers song (and the whole CD).
Oh yes…Wildflowers..thank you soooo much for that song! And a quiet mind???…now that’s quite a change for me…still a bit surprised by it…maybe I should just relax and enjoy the break from an often overly busy, thinking mind.
btw..I went to a wonderful all day teaching by Rick Hansen yesterday…about strategies/ideas for how to develop deeper meditations….calm might get even calmer 🙄
It’s good to have those reflective times! I’ll take as many of those as I can.
I agree…it’s special to have times of reflection…they provide a “pause” and some much needed balance.
I love this bible quote and I turn to it again and again… 🙂
It is such a comfort and so full of wisdom…