This may surprise many of you because I am rather the talkative sort in person, but I enjoy quiet. As I grow older, I realize more and more how much I need quiet time to renew myself.
The flurry of postings early this month are a result of the time I had to re-charge over the holidays, a welcome period of quiet in my busy life. The time found me thinking of the ways I need to incorporate mindful quiet into my regular life, a challenge even more acute since I took up a job with a 12-month schedule and no longer have the summers off. Last summer, I found some of the quiet I need by sitting on the porch with my coffee and a book before I went to work each day. It’s a little cold for that plan to work now so I’m thinking of ways to find the same peaceful sense during the school year. The stillness of the morning, a quiet walk in the chilly twilight, and regular workouts help to make this happen. I am pledged to find more time for quiet in my daily life.
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