Learning to be Still

A month into the quarantine, the hard days are fewer and further between. I'm one who finds ways to keep busy most days, so that I don't fall into the depths of despair on the hard days. In this season of solitude, of downtime, of quiet, though, I am learning to be still. I am learning to be present to the thoughts and feelings of the moment, without letting them carry me away downstream. Today I sat outside with my thoughts, and was blessed, not with sudden happiness or the weight lifted, but with the company of birds and sunshine on my face. It is not that we don't walk through hard things; it is that we don't walk through them alone. And so I sat, reminded that hard is not the same as bad. There ARE bad things, but not all hard things are bad. And so, I tried to make something beautiful with what I have to offer today. The video above is the result. I wish you grace and peace as you learn to be present, and still.