I love this question. Quiet is often something I crave. I love the idea of sitting in nature and being quiet and listening to what the quiet might say to us. Yesterday I was listening to a podcast. They were talking about George Washington Carver and how he talked to nature and expected to listen and hear back from it. They mentioned its oddity, but it felt like an invitation to listen to the quiet in our created world.
Quiet can be so hard! While I know it's good, and I make time for it daily through meditation and journaling, I'm a words person! Gemini rising, Gemini sun, can that be my excuse? 😹 I think it's somewhat related to your sleep post from earlier. In the quiet, emotions come up. When I'm listening to others, maybe I'm neglecting that part of myself that needs attention, but that doesn't want to feel the difficult stuff? Thanks for the reminder of the value of quiet.
I like to think of it as, "Parts of me love words. But not all of me. What if I focus on those parts for a moment? Then what happens?" I hear you on Gemini - that's my sun. :)
I am in consumption mode these days, a fun slice of life fantasy audiobook series. I am feeling more drawn to quiet though, love this message and reminder to pause!
I love this question. Quiet is often something I crave. I love the idea of sitting in nature and being quiet and listening to what the quiet might say to us. Yesterday I was listening to a podcast. They were talking about George Washington Carver and how he talked to nature and expected to listen and hear back from it. They mentioned its oddity, but it felt like an invitation to listen to the quiet in our created world.
I am excited to learn here and get to know you.
I love that about George Washington Carver. Glad you're listening with me, Jamie!
I like this! Makes me want to embrace the quiet more. Thank you for the reminder!
Of course, in it together! 💕
Quiet can be so hard! While I know it's good, and I make time for it daily through meditation and journaling, I'm a words person! Gemini rising, Gemini sun, can that be my excuse? 😹 I think it's somewhat related to your sleep post from earlier. In the quiet, emotions come up. When I'm listening to others, maybe I'm neglecting that part of myself that needs attention, but that doesn't want to feel the difficult stuff? Thanks for the reminder of the value of quiet.
I like to think of it as, "Parts of me love words. But not all of me. What if I focus on those parts for a moment? Then what happens?" I hear you on Gemini - that's my sun. :)
I am in consumption mode these days, a fun slice of life fantasy audiobook series. I am feeling more drawn to quiet though, love this message and reminder to pause!
Love that you're in a different mode, Ellie. It ebbs and flows!