This is my sidekick, Mo, and this is where he and I have been hanging out the past few days. We head out to our new sunroom and we sit, he in the sun, watching the birds and the squirrels eat our birdseed and the trees sway in the breeze. I particularly adore hearing the tones of our windchime. We are content to sit here for hours.
This is new to me. I just don’t sit still very much… I prefer to be engaged in action or in mind (or both). But I am highly enjoying it! Finding that inner spiritual quiet has been enjoyable and calming. And I have long intended to do this but never actively pursued it.
Following several weeks of purging about 1/3 of our possessions, I literally have the physical space to breathe and relax. And just as I suspected, that outer world is a macrocosm of our inner world. It was necessary to clear out all the “stuff” so that I could stop focusing on all of it… moving it from here to there, organizing it into various shelves and containers, cleaning or dusting it, looking for something. Now there’s nothing more to do… we don’t own any more than we need and use and I know exactly where every single thing is! This frees up a huge chunk of time… hence the days vegging in the sunroom.
I am loving the quiet commune with nature. I’m enjoying my reflections. I like that I actually feel and inhabit each moment in the day, as opposed to my usual way of rushing from one thing to another and then wondering where the day went. I also think and feel somehow that I am supposed to do this.
I know many of you cultivate this quiet as a regular part of your day. Tell me what your own ritual is and how it helps you. I’m intrigued!
Oh, I love the sound of wind chimes. How nice that you have a sunroom! I get to hear mine while I lay in bed and the wind is howling. It is such a lovely sound. I feel like the Universe is communicating with me.
So glad to hear that you are feeling relaxed after the purging. I had a friend visit and even though she didn’t know I was on this Soul Space purging event, the first thing she said was, “your home feels so light!” She couldn’t tell me why, just that she could FEEL it.
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What a compliment your friend gave you! I can feel the difference in my own home… I’m sure it’s a nice feeling for you too. 🙂
Yeah, Naomi! How fun! Oh, your sunroom just sounds lovely. Especially on a day when I am feeling a bit grumpy about this Minnesota winter! Spring will come! How good for you that you have cleared and cleansed enough that you feel your burden lightened. Amen.
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I love your charming little garden birds and the very handsome Mo. And how wonderful you’re giving yourself the gift of some time in your lovely new sunroom. You’re making some huge and wonderful shifts Naomi and I totally celebrate you!
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I think more and more of us are trying to find silence in our days. I know the women I spend time with are realizing how “busy” we all are and the toll it is taking on us. Love that you got rid of 1/3 of your possessions. I started thinking how much more I’d like to purge myself after I read that. Silence provides connection not only with our breathe but with our true thoughts and dreams. Beautiful post.
Linda, yes… silence in our days. I read your recent post on meditation and I’m more drawn to silence and stillness because of what you write. Yours was a beautiful post as well. Thank you for visiting.