Stillness

This is one heck of a busy week. I seem to be on non-stop rush mode since Thursday already, and it isn't going to let up until at least after the weekend. But with all the running and doing, it's essential for me make extra time for stillness.

I've blogged before on inner peace. That cool dark pool I draw on when stress and lack of time threaten my sanity.

And this week I find I have to conciously make time to refill my inner reserves so that I can haul them to the surface and not be overwhelmed.

Spending a little extra time with God, fully letting go when I close the office door, taking a few minutes outside in the garden after work, doing one thing daily that I love to do, planning tasks and events in advance, spending time with my son and my dogs, just sitting on the front verandah and watching the sun go down - these are the ways I stock up on stillness.

I don't always get it right. Those times I find myself ready to snap at my son for nothing, feeling run-down and tired, overwhelmed. And I make myself stop, take a breath and rediscover my still heart.

It's the only way I'm going to survive the next week.