Create: Stillness

I am heading away for a 5 day silent solo retreat. This is a necesary break to get quiet and still, to find my center and listen.

In taking retreat, it is important to not take too much to do (including books or cell phones or computers), but to take the time to go within and to listen to the voice of the Soul that is always there.

A retreat can be done in your own space as well. You don’t have to take 5 days, nor do you have to go on vacation to get quiet. It takes a conscious commitment to getting quiet, which can be done in the evening before bed, in the morning, or over a certain time period. I like ot take the 2 hours before bed as “me time”, where I am not on the phone or on the computer. If I do any reading, it is in spiritual literature, and the writing I do is relaxing and peaceful. I try not to look into too many issues, but use time as introspective, and to listen for clarity or ask for guidance. The time before bed, as well as in the morning upon awakening, is a time when your subconscious mind will be talking to you.

If you have a question, ask it when you are quiet and still. If you are having trouble trusting yourself, take some time to write. Take the mornings and evenings to listen, to go within, to be with yourself.

I challenge you over the weekend to spend more time in silence than usual. Also, notice the conversations you are having with yourself and with others. You may notice a similiar pattern, and are you speaking about things that you want to bring about in your life? Your word is you wand–and the most important avenue to creation in your life. So, if you are ruminating on the past, or trying to figure out the future, you may be holding yourself back from the life that is being lived through you.

Go within. Seek stillness. Listen to your Soul. Come out and share the light and love that you are cultivating within and discover that you have the power within you to create radiance.

Affirmations for stillness:

With every breath I take, I am getting healthier and healthier.

I listen to my Soul’s guidance and trust the process.

I have a right to spend time alone and with God.

I spend time alone each day listening and reflecting upon my life.

Namaste,

Waller