To Be The Noise
There is a community of the spirit. Join it, and feel the delight of walking in the noisy street, and being the noise. —Rumi I am by nature a quiet person. I need a certain amount of silence and solitude to feel balanced. I feel best when I am able to begin my day with some reading and writing. I like to follow this with some time to exercise - yoga or weight and core strength training, something aerobic like a bike ride or a walk or a cardio YouTube routine. Then I'm ready to start my day of work. Some days the work I need to do is so pressing that I am unable to take the early morning time I need. That is part of being a solo pastor - time presses in and things must be done. Finding balance is my goal for this year. This includes carving out the morning time - but it also includes other practices and disciplines. Daily meditation - usually for 30 minutes in the afternoon, is a must. Meeting regularly with a spiritual director is part of my search for balance. I have found on...