Woke up to snow in my neighbourhood today. Been sitting here writing away all day so it is not a total waste. Had planned to head out today but reconsidered when seeing the snow coming down.
This place is so easy to write in. Quiet outside and within the house and hence, within me. Hadn't had much of an urge to write the past couple of days as I was out and about as it had been sunny and I just didn't feel like hanging around in the house. Glad I did too with the shift in the weather today.
The quiet part of me is in bliss with my solitude these days. So very different from other times in my life. While in the past I have always wanted noise and others in my space the recent past has allowed me to blend with me and this discovery has been quite cathartic. I have many friends who have always enjoyed their quiet times but this way of being is new to me and I have to admit, I love it.
As I started writing my various articles today I found myself thinking about how much easier it is to write when I am questioning life. When I am content, the urge to put my thoughts down isn't quite as forceful. I smile as I realize that this is why there are so many "tortured" writers out there trying to calm their demons. They do say that there are more "mental instabilities" within the creative Soul than in the bulk of the population and I must agree.
I know that I have always said that if I couldn't write, I would be out of my mind as writing soothes my Soul. Throughout the times when life has thrown me curveballs, it has been my writing of my angst that helped lift me out of the doldrums and set me on a new path. Being a writer is by its very nature a solitary pursuit. I am not one of those who takes her laptop to a favourite coffee shop and writes in that busy place. For me, I seem to need quiet and no distractions when creating so finally living on my own again is a definite gift.
I wrote an article the other day speaking to the idea that each day is a present, a gift as it were, and it is important to develop this mindset if we are to enjoy our days on this earth. Of course, there are days when it might not feel so much like a gift but, when allowing ourselves to dwell on this thought, it does allow us to be gentler with ourselves than we normally would be. Staying in the present moment allows us to grasp each day as the "present" that it is.
So, as I sit here wrapped in my "present" moment, I wish you all well as you go about your day.
Namaste
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