Yogis,
How could it be time again? Seems I wrote about selecting ‘simple’ as my word for 2024 only a few
months ago. At this point in my life a year does not seem enough time to fully
integrate all of the aspects one word can contain. There were shifts, but
certainly ample opportunity remains.
Perhaps I need a word of the decade! How did you do with
your word?
I will keep traveling the path of simple, but also want to
add a word for 2025 to take along on the ride. This year it has been
challenging. Words came to mind but didn’t feel right. Your word shouldn’t be
something you think up or wish you could do. Not what others are doing, but one
that stirs something inside.
I asked the Universe for a message on my drive back from the beach and after about an hour was irritated that I didn’t get a response.
Ok, I need to get quiet so I can hear the guidance. I turn
off the radio. I drive in silence for the next two hours. Quiet. Maybe that’s
my word? No way, that can’t be it. Not a lot of pizzazz to it. Is that really
what I hope to create this year?
The Universe kept speaking though. People said quiet in our
conversations. It was one of the words in a game I played this morning. I began
to feel it and see it. It definitely is my word, and I am embracing it fully.
The world has become loud and that isn’t changing anytime soon. It is challenging to participate and be engaged without allowing the noise to seep in. I haven’t been doing that well recently.
So…… I poured 1000 puzzle pieces on a table which I will do
in silence. I pulled out all of my colored pencils and paints and will get back
to sitting on the floor in a quiet room to create.
Less noise. Leaving the radio off. Less social media. Less
news. Not even turning on music while I move through my day.
Instead listening to birds and the wind. Walking and sitting quietly without a constant reach for distraction. Hearing the voice within.
Listen to silence. It has much to say. ~Rumi
What is your word? Would love to hear.
Quietly,
SARAH
