“It’s too early for anything to be done in the garden. the sun pours down — a promise of the warming to come. In a day or two, however, the temperature will drop below freezing again. Now is a time of waiting.
What do we do when we wait? Plan? Fidget? Fret? Dream? Rest? Pace? Why is it so hard to do nothing? The simplest, easiest thing is to let things be. Why not just “be” in the sun this little moment. Perhaps when we do nothing we see how naked we feel without plans? Perhaps we feel useless without our goals?” (From: “A Mystic Garden” by Gunilla Norris)
Of all the spiritual disciplines, solitude and silence is often the most difficult — and can be the most fruitful. For learning more about the depth and beauty of “being”, check out Ruth Haley Barton’s powerful little book: “Invitation to Solitude and Silence”.
