The reality that is present to us and in us:
call it Being... Silence.
And the simple fact that by being attentive,
by learning to listen
(or recovering the natural capacity to listen)
we can find ourself engulfed in such happiness
that it cannot be explained:
the happiness of being at one with everything
in that hidden ground of Love
for which there can be no explanations...
May we all grow in grace and peace,
and not neglect the silence that is printed
in the centre of our being.
It will not fail us.
- Thomas Merton
As I slow down and notice -- sometimes with my head in the clouds or my eyes on the forces of nature around me -- I experience the refreshing waters which cleanse my heart, mind, and soul of the "messiness" and complexities of daily life.
And in this stillness, I begin to experience a new life emerging: a delicate curiosity about the people and world around me. As I stretch and continue to listen, I reach out and search for meaning and purpose in this life. It is through this awareness that I also encounter you and notice your kindred searching: a world moving toward consciousness. Together, we find happiness and gratitude - giving thanks for stillness, for life, and for a new world of possibilities and hope.
Questions for this week:
- What brings happiness to your life?
- How have you shown your gratitude?
- In what ways have you chosen to notice?
May this season allow us to slow down and be grateful: for the messiness, the growth, the emergence; and for finding one another!
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| Larry Gardepie |
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