Sorry to send you into a sugar coma with the cuteness today!
Today’s question is “What Quiets YOU?”
I was pleased to hear blogging and leadership superstar Michael Hyatt give out some serious props recently for naps and people who take them. I like working late, but my family needs me early. I need my naps. No, I don’t get them regularly. When I don’t something happens. I fall asleep reading. I go right into REM sleep too…as you might imagine.
Except for when I’m exhausted I can only nap when one other thing is in place:
I must feel safe.
If threats loom I am disquieted.
Trust is what quiets down my soul so I can wade through the rest of it, and lay me down to sleep. Trust in God, Trust in myself, and Trust in others.
In finding what quiets our souls we find not just peace, but vitality, and fullness. (click to tweet that reminder)
The hush may come from acceptance, wonder, rest, or satisfaction from a job well done, but it must be found.
Without it we just keep on wandering.
So ask yourself. “What Quiets Me?” How and where am I most settled?
Write down one word to remind yourself, and tape it up somewhere.
It will help you not just remember to find it, but it’ll help you remember who you really are.
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quietness and peace and time ALONE calms me. I’m actually going a little stir-crazy right now and I’m going away to a silent retreat monastery place on Sunday – all day! to just be, read, and write. I can’t wait. That will calm my soul.
I am a morning person. Early morning is my favorite time of day, specifically because of the quiet and calm that permeates the air.
They say exercise is good for quieting your mind and stress levels. However, a recent study suggests that exercising outdoors is better for your stress than in a gym. Maybe because in a gym, you’re aware that a bunch of strangers are watching you. :) So there you go. When you need quiet, take a walk in the woods, not the track.
Great to hear from you, Matt. I can see how a walk in the woods would be an ideal quieting activity. (Also cheaper per month than a gym…and less social interruptions, “I pick things up and I put them down. I pick things up and put them down.”)
Caris. I find being alone helpful too. It clears my mind. I’m an Extrovert, but I’m learning to see much value in solitude to recharge. This spring I began a habit of retreating to a monastery for prayer about every month for part of the day. It’s AMAZING. It seems like the sacred purpose of the place makes quieting down and hearing from God more accessible in a shorter amount of time. Being alone at home setting my mind wandering about all that need to get done!