Tag: stillness; prayer

Light on water

I finally went for a walk in a local beauty spot that I don’t think I have ever walked in before, despite having lived less than 10 miles from it for 13 years!

I particularly enjoyed watching how the light from the slowly sinking sun landed on the water and foliage, lending particular areas a sense of blessedness for a while. It reminded me of the feeling I get when the cat chooses to grace me with her presence! It feels like an honour, somehow. As I watched, the light « blessed » particular patches of earth and tumbling brook, then dimmed and moved away. Beautiful.

https://youtu.be/1XeR9JSrqY4?si=t5b4cRi79Xuj3D1c

Disappearing cloud

I have never actually stopped and watched for long enough to see a cloud gradually evaporate in the sun before. But that’s what I found myself doing in some much needed time off the other day, lying flat on my back in the garden. I was transfixed! Here’s the video I took:

I think this moment marked the beginning of healing seeping back into my mind, body and soul. Not that I have been particularly unwell. Just overwhelmed with many things lately, and the constant, dramatically negative news in the world, which has formed the backdrop to challenging life and work situations I’ve been experiencing.

May something of the beginnings of wholeness, refreshment and renewal find its way to you, too, and to all who are currently besieged, grieving and helpless. Enough! May peace come, somehow.

Just a minute

It amazes me how easy (and yet how difficult) it can be to find a still moment in the middle of a busy city. I have made a habit of seeking out stillness and filming it for a minute when I find it. I love it! It makes me receive the gift of the moment; the birds, trees, water, reflections; of just being alive.

If you’re the kind of person who sometimes just needs a minute to stop, be still and reconnect with yourself, and with nature, have a look at this👇🏼 and the other videos on my YouTube channel. I am finding that sometimes just a minute of stillness can make all the difference to my day.

https://youtu.be/7KOhy2B9erQ