I went seeking after silence. It remains important to me. But somewhere along the line, it shifted from a place of refuge and withdrawal to a powerful basis for creative awareness and extraordinary relationship with the universe. And it is most definitely not all of me. It is perhaps the foundation, on which I build the castle of life.
And so the name of my blog has changed. Where once I sought the space in which to "begin to be silent", now I look to Thoreau: "Only that day dawns to which we are awake." It's wonderfully aspirational, isn't it? Whatever happens, I seek to be awake and alive to the lessons and gifts of the day. I will not always succeed, and silence will still be there, welcoming me to its sanctuary. But I can always try.
And so the name of my blog has changed. Where once I sought the space in which to "begin to be silent", now I look to Thoreau: "Only that day dawns to which we are awake." It's wonderfully aspirational, isn't it? Whatever happens, I seek to be awake and alive to the lessons and gifts of the day. I will not always succeed, and silence will still be there, welcoming me to its sanctuary. But I can always try.