“this stillness is purifying.
strange as it may seem, the outer quietude quickly reveals the inner restlessness.
what am i going to do when there is nothing to do?
what am i going to do when there is no one demanding my attention
or inviting me to do something ?
or making me feel valuable?…
silence and solitude call me to detach myself from the scaffolding of daily life and to discover if anything there can stand on its own
when the traditional support systems have been pulled away”
henri nouwen
Fast from words – all words.
Exercise your right brain for half a day.
No reading, no writing, no speaking
Sketch. Mould clay. Pray a collage. Gaze.
No listening to speaking or singing. Gaze.
Play the piano. Do a jigsaw. Gaze.
No crosswords, no sudoku, no poetry.
Gaze.