by Jennifer Denning
I’m having an unproductive August. I have been visiting family
in Ohio, biking, reading a good book, staying in my pajamas. I haven’t been on
Facebook much. Haven’t written much or tackled many of those “to-do’s” I had in
mind at the beginning of the summer. My children’s rooms remain cluttered as
does my closet.
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| Doing nothing with my daughter, Elise |
I’m okay with this. In fact, in this moment of quiet, I’m
taking a savoring moment to celebrate the value of relaxing my agendas for a
while. I notice that my well-being depends on periods of inner and outer
relaxation. The openness of my agenda makes room for the unexpected. It’s in
this restfulness that “something more” sometimes shows up. Organically I find
myself pulled to write this morning and I feel an aliveness in it; embracing the wind on my face as I bike
reaffirms my trust in the goodness of life, and allowing some disorder in my home is good practice for remembering there are many things I am not in control
of.
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| A moment that seized me- tranquility at The Holden Arboretum in Ohio |
In InterPlay one of our practices is stillness. Taking a
deep breath is a moment of stillness. Pausing before speaking is stillness.
Listening for what wants to happen next is stillness. We don’t always need long
stretches of “doing nothing,” sometimes little daily moments are enough.
Wishing you little sips of stillness as needed and
affirmation that sometimes we also need to rest a while with an empty cup!
