QUESTION?
I can’t hear myself think. What should I do?
ANSWER
Seek the still space
Sometimes our minds get over-loaded. There is so much going on that we feel we are going to explode. At such times the best, perhaps the only thing to do is to seek the still space.
I wrote “THE STILL SPACE” to remind myself that when I get overwhelmed by events and my thoughts are racing out of control, I have literally lost control. Doing more of the same is not going to do me any good at all. This is not the time for more thinking, this is the time to let go and seek the still space. This is the time to calm down until I am ready to start again.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
- Are you familiar with the still space?
- How do you stop your thoughts spiralling out of control?
- What can you share that might be of help to others?
Please leave your comments. I would love to hear from you.
Corinne
POEM FOR TODAY
THE STILL SPACE
Sometimes our minds are hectic, thoughts are coursing fast around,
We forgot to seek the still space where confusions don’t abound,
And we’re feeling really weary and fatigue wells up anew
And for now it’s just the still space that is going to pull us through.
We have spent too long in listening to the clamour of the world,
Become deafened by its turmoil as its problems fast unfurled,
And it’s now that we’re left reeling, harmony a memory,
We have overdone the doing and fatigue’s its legacy.
So if we are feeling hectic, let us slacken off the pace,
Let the world go on without us and seek out the silent space,
And not be in too much hurry from its peacefulness to part
For there’s succour for the asking there, and comfort for the heart.
Corinne Shields
If you enjoyed “THE STILL SPACE” please pass it on.
You can find more inspirational poetry in “A String of Pearls, a Yearbook of Daily Inspiration to Soothe the Soul and Rekindle the Spirit”
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And no retreat would be complete without something lovely to look at, so here’s the
PICTURE FOR TODAY
The Still Space
And for something really lovely to look at what about this beautiful photograph from Dan Jurak’s Alberta Landscape Photo Blog showing the changing of the seasons.
For more wonderful photographs do visit Dan’s site at
http://danjurak.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/the-changing-of-the-seasons/
You will not be disappointed.
Wet Road
May we all be peaceful and at ease.
Have a good day.
Corinne
Are you a writer?
Am I a writer?
I write, so I guess that makes me a writer. Yes, I’m a writer.
Corinne
Another one which I shall endeavour to remember at this busy time of year. My first Yoga class last night and this might become my regular silent space. XX Thanks for another lovely thought.
Hi Den
Lovely to hear from you. i know how difficult it is to hang on to the inner peace when life gets going but the regular silent space you identify is really important. I shall try to keep my meditation going. I know it is good for me.
xx
Lovely poem, Corinne. It’s so easy to forget to have some quite time. You’re so right in what you say that when we are feeling overwhelmed or out of sorts we find something else to do as we think that’s the answer. Thank you for this timely poem.
Hi Anne
Thanks for the comment. I know how easily I can get overwhelmed and knocked off course. And it’s just when I most need to make some quiet time that I forget to do it. But I do know that overthinking and overdoing is seldom the answer. There is something special in the silent space. x