Can you hear your heart beat or the whisper of your breath? Do you welcome silence and all the awareness it brings? Can you embrace the silence and sit in stillness as the mystery of life is revealed? If not, would you like to?
Today’s fast paced life does not allow easy access to peacefulness and serenity. Finding a quiet moment is a challenge and in itself becomes another task to be added to the ever growing list of things we should be doing. Yet silence is the doorway to mindful moments where you can seek Silence balance, tranquility and bliss. Silence is a place where you can connect to the inner stillness, a sacred place where you can renew your spirit, rejuvenate your body and uncover your true self. By welcoming silence into our life we develop a very important practice that allows us to sustain health and wellness.
Welcoming silence opens a doorway to a deeper awareness. It has been said that in the quiet moments you can find a place where you can connect to God, Spirit, the Creator, Divine or your own innate life force which in turn, will allow you to experience a greater knowing that we are connected to everyone and everything.
When we take time to sit in silence, we give our body, mind and spirit a break from the constant chatter and activity that surrounds us. Silence is not something we consciously notice in our lives, as a matter of fact, we are so conditioned to be stimulated that when a chance for quiet moment happens we will often unconsciously fill it with sound or activity. Any free time is filled with making phone calls or texting, turning on a radio or TV, surfing the internet, grabbing a book or magazine or finding yet another thing to entertain our mind. Our days and nights seem to be filled with sounds and images, all of which bombard our nervous system. Yet opportunities to experience silence do arise, so next time you find a quiet moment see if you can embrace the moment rather than taking the temptation to fill that space with sound and images. Welcome the silence as you embrace the stillness and enjoy the opportunity to notice your body, your needs, or habits. Resist the temptation to be stimulated by sounds and images. Instead allow yourself the moment to listen to your own inner whisperers or the natural sounds around you, try to hear the birds or your heart…enjoy the peace as you welcome silence into your life.
