FINDING A PLACE OF QUIET

In today's busy times, it is important to cultivate a place of quiet to breathe, think, and reflect. This can create space for the self to create and explore. It can create a time for better understanding of what it is you want in life and what you truly hold important.

However, often we get so busy that we don't seek (or eek) out this time for ourselves. We get busy in our lives, whether through work or home responsibilities, and forget to give ourselves time to breathe. We end up absorbing the noise and chaos of the everyday world, and fail to pick up on the signal of our inner heart; its inner feelings, passions, and desires.

Because of this, it is no surprise that so many end up feeling lost at some point in their lives. Too much noise and static has drowned out a person's inner voice -- the one that passionately and patiently guides one in all of life's endeavors. If you find that voice has gotten quiet, or gone away altogether, you need to seek out some quiet time/space.


In time you will find that your inner voice/being has not gone away, it just needed some space and quiet to return. I try to find at least a little time each day to have some quiet and reflection. Some days that is just sitting quietly and thinking. Some days that is writing or journaling. Some days that is going for a short run. In all those cases that, those activities provide me some time to get in contact with my inner being; what I think, believe, know.

There is no prescription for your quiet time, either. Whatever gives back to yourself and gives you a sense of quietude in the soul is what works for you. That could easily be woodworking, as much as writing or meditating. Like so many things within the simplicity/minimalism movement, there is not one set path. We will naturally get to a sense of simplicity down different avenues. We must define simplicity ourselves. And, that is life's own rewarding journey. You are free to do things as you see fit and see what works for you.