The entire IG post resonated with me as I have been feeling very overstimulated with all types of noises varying from a crying toddler, screaming big kid, a partner playing loud IG reels and talking loudly plus the sounds emitting from their technological devices all at once.
My brain over the last 2 years has taken a toll of being tired and it seeks many moments of stillness. Even before the pandemic started, I already had a rollercoaster ride of a life and just when I think I am on a steady flat plane, it goes down again. The lows are usually when life demands energy out of us to resolve a mental or physical ailment. The highs are when things are going well. The steady flat planes are when life seems mundane but there is a sense of stability. And those are the moments I choose to cherish. The moments of clarity, quiet and stillness where I don’t have to fill in gaps of quiet with words or superficial sounds.
Every day, I do my best to take moments of stillness. I don’t always have to get out of the house to make those moments happen.
Stillness starts the moment I wake up. I get out of bed early before everyone else does, take my little book light, journal and pen to write down my thoughts/feelings and manifestations. Get my cup of tea and gaze out into the under renovation backyard landscape. And I realize in that moment, that I always looking outside of myself to see the work happening around me. That things take time and that slowing down is just a coping mechanism to slow down the time.
That quote from Ariana Huffington is a true reflection of my current life. All the outside turmoil is causing me to find ways to connect with my inner resources to help me cope with all that my family has gone through. I believe the inner resource for our family is to be in the stillness as much as possible.
Stillness is the goal.