January Hush ~

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"A hush is over everything,

Silent as women wait for love;

The world is waiting for the spring."

Sara Teasdale

“Stand still.

 The trees ahead and bush beside you are not lost.”

 Albert Einstein

 "Now close the windows and hush all the fields:
If the trees must, let them silently toss."

Robert Frost 

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Be Still and Know ~

Allow nature to teach you stillness.

Eckhart Tolle

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In Stillness ~

a friend is that other person

with whom we can share our solitude

our silence

and our prayer

a friend is that other person

with whom we can look

at a tree and say, 

"Isn't that beautiful,"

or sit on the beach

and silently watch the sun disappear

under the horizon

with a friend

we don't have to say

 or do something special

with a friend

 we can be still and know

that God is there with both of us

Henri Nouwen

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be still and know

that

I am God

Psalm 46:10

Be Still ~

Waking up … your drowsy, sleep-dazed mind half hears the clanking of the food trays being passed out … the soft shuffling of the nurses steps ... their cheery “How are we this morning, Mr/Mrs Patient?” and you try to track in your mind this new path you’re on. The “Oh, yes” messages seep into your consciousness … hospital, breakfast, pain, medication, quickly followed by the “No, I don’t want to be here, but nobody asked,” thoughts . Then ... of course ... the ultimate, “Shall we take our bath now?” and you know the day is well under way … and you wonder ... what do you mean “we” ...in time you will realize the futility of trying to change time-honored “nurse speak.” And then, because the full realization of what has gone on, what is going on and what will be going on is too intimidating a mountain for your heart/mind to comprehend you simply say “God” with a question mark. And God says simply back, “Be Still … and know … that I am God.”  When God becomes a question mark … this is where the rubber hits the road {pardon the cliche}. The question is not His existence … that’s a done deal, a “settled” as far as you are concerned … the question is … in this life-changing, overwhelming, fear-producing, crazy-making {need I go on?} situation ...  do You have a clue as to what’s happening to me … do You know where I am … do You ……? Let me assure you … this is the time to remember that “I AM THAT I AM” … and know that He holds you in the palm of His hand and that one day … over time … the question mark will become an exclamation point … in the meantime …

be still.

{wind chime}

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