Today I wasn't allowed to label a single photograph on the Pentacle's flickr site. I tend to work on a project until it's done, only taking breaks when I really need them. But I needed a more relaxed day, I need to have that still place inside me to anchor myself to with the dance show in the afternoon. So without labeling one photograph, I went swimming and wrote in my journal instead. I found that place inside me and it did make the rest of the day better. I was able to handle the emergencies and when we messed up a whole lot better with a lot less stress. I had a clearer mind to deal with it all and a clearer mind to remember all the other steps. In the book I'm reading right now, "Handbook for the Soul", many of the authors talk about meditation or being out in nature as a time to nourish their souls. I think what nourishes our souls is different for each of us. It may be swimming, taking a walk, sitting in silence, meditating, or writing poetry. I am now thinking that whatever it is, it is vitally important to do. We NEED that time. We need to calm down and clear things away. We need time to let our minds take a thinking walk, wandering and free. Our souls need to be nourished. The questions I'm left with are: what does that nourishment look like for me, what is my rhythm, and how can I nourish that rhythm in my own life? Those are the questions that are now on my mind, wandering and free.
365-09 #179Labels: 365-09 Challenge, Reading