as i was doodling this afternoon and letting my mind wander, i thought about sitting on the deck of the rental beach house, wishing for a moment i was still there. and as i sketched the spiral of yet another shell,(i drew a lot of shells while on hatteras island) i thought about how the simple spiral shape represents our inward journeys, and how with each day and with each breath i took while there by the ocean i felt myself travel closer and closer to the center of myself. i thought today about how i need to find a way to take the time for that sort of meditation here at home.
and as i let my finger slowly trace the spiral of the shell outward i thought, this is where i am now. i am on the journey back out again. back from vacation and back to the world of routine and school and rushing...maybe not rushing. hopefully not rushing. hopefully i can remember how to get back to the center. my center.
i will keep this shell by the computer as a reminder.
it feels strange to be sitting at the keyboard. i have not done much of this since being home. i blame this on the chill of the autumn nights beckoning me on a walk, or to sit on the porch.
and please please forgive my turtle-like pace of returning emails. i am working my way through...
4 comments:
Isn't it so difficult to remember not to rush? No hurries, no worries. Just be. The most difficult thing of all, I think.
nothing to forgive. Welcome home..welcome back to the routine that is no doubt changed in some way by the blissful time away.
your post resonates with me as I prepare to read a book ordered from Amazon 'Sacred Space' by Denise Linn. She writes "Our homes are mirrors of ourselves. Through them we can interface with the universe." I have been moved (pushed) to makes changes in my surroundings the past few months, especially after battles with health. If you've not read it, I recommend it.
I wish you a wonderful weekend in your nest.
xo Rella
This is the season for contemplation, renewal and passages. Your analogy to the spiral of the sea shell is perfect.
Tricia, i feel so happy to have found in you a kindred spirit...in my art studio (my sacred and secret garden where i can safely be myself and where i can totally be in my element) i have a little personal altar and of course one of the most important items is a seashell much like the one in your picture.It reminds me too of the inward journey and that only when i am in touch with that center do i have anything of quality to share once i return to the world again.
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