“In stillness lives wisdom. In quiet you’ll find peace. In solitude you’ll remember yourself.” (Robin Sharma)
Sitting in the stillness of life is something that most human beings really struggle with. There are so many things to distract us from ourselves these days and most of it either comes by keeping our schedules so busy we never really have time to sit still or when we finally actually have a moment to sit still, we immerse ourselves into whatever our cell phones can provide for continued distraction.
Lately, I find myself taking more and more time to sit in stillness, something I drastically got away from over the past few years, mostly due to my loneliness. In loneliness, I tend to occupy myself with social media, aimless chatting on the internet that usually has no depth, scheduling every free moment with either volunteer opportunities or friend engagements, and binge watching something on streaming until I’m so tired I can’t keep my eyes open anymore.
One of the most powerful things that seems to come when I sit still with maybe only music playing in the background is what feelings I actually really have going on within me. When I’m not remaining still, I tend to go towards anger and petty arguments more than not, but in remaining still I seem to navigate beyond them, to the sadness that sits deep within me, a sadness that I don’t think will ever go away so long as I avoid that stillness.
So, I’ve consciously begun taking steps lately to remain more still and reflect within on a regular basis, as in doing so, I seem to be experiencing something more than I have in a long while, that being peace. Maybe peace can only come when we consciously take time to stop immersing ourselves in one thing to the next and instead take time to remain still and immerse ourselves in going within to learn who we really are and who we are truly meant to be…
Dear God, please help me to take time on a daily basis to remain still, so that I may fully become aware of all who I am meant to be for You.
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson
