“Go placidly amid the noise
and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence…” - Max
Ehrmann
Much
has happened in the last month. In the eastern part of the U.S. we’ve
experienced Hurricane Irene that relentlessly wreaked havoc on the east coast, an
earthquake that rocked the DC area and surrounding states and tornadoes in the
southeast. The Libyan people killed Moammar Gaddafi, fed-up Americans are “occupying
Wall Street,” which have led to riots in California, President Obama announced
the return of U.S. troops from Iraq and Steve Jobs, the apple founder and
innovator, died all too soon. There are many other major events that have
rocked the world, as I have only named a few.
I
have struggled with what to write and at least one of the followers of my
writings asked when I would post again. I thank you who choose to read what I
humbly write. There have been many events and multiple challenges for me this
last month. I have been desperately seeking peace. It is challenging for us to remember
who or what our anchor is when there is so much noise and haste happening all
around us. It is in silence and in our quiet moments that we can hear that
still, small voice speaking to us, “Peace, be still.”
I am
finally getting some understanding of what it means to be still. So here I am,
waiting in silence for peace to come. Thank you for your patience, blog family.
I will try not to have you waiting so long again.
“...in the noisy confusion of
life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world…”
