Hello and welcome,
Beautiful Insight Timer community!
Today we are on week 47 of our year of journaling.
Seems hard to believe we've only got 5 weeks to go!
Alright,
So today,
As always,
I have pulled a card from the Cosmic Journey Oracle by Yannick Silver,
And I got number 18.
Listen.
In stillness,
You meet your true self.
Do you hear that?
It's the whisper of the universe asking you to listen.
The loudest clamor doesn't necessarily correspond to our truest heart.
Imagine a pristine lake.
If there are too many waves disturbing the surface,
You cannot make out what's at the bottom.
But when the water is still,
The image becomes crystal clear.
In stillness,
We get the rare opportunity to listen with yet another set of ears.
Quiet contemplation,
Mindfulness,
Meditation,
And just doing nothing all have even more value in our always-on lives.
Everything is talking to us if we simply slow down to listen fully.
In those subtle whispers,
You will meet your truest self.
This is the same one that's been talking to you all along.
And our journaling question.
How can I cultivate the habit of stillness on a more regular basis in my life?
This is a good one for me to think about because I tend to always have some kind of noise around me.
I live in the woods.
It's beautiful.
It's peaceful.
I work here remotely from home.
And I've always got music going on,
Or I'm listening to Insight Timer,
Or I have some kind of noise working in the background.
And I'm not really sure why,
But sitting in silence has never been my thing.
However,
I've been trying to work on that one,
And I think this is a great journaling prompt for me to think about how I can cultivate that habit of stillness on a more regular basis.
So let's put some time on the clock.
Let's listen to Blossom Violet's beautiful piano music in the background,
Which,
By the way,
Is something I listen to often.
And let's do some journaling.
All right,
My friends.
I'm curious to hear what kind of thoughts you jotted down for this one.
Did you find ideas for how you can cultivate the habit of stillness on a more regular basis?
Obviously,
Insight Timer is a great way to do that.
There are so many beautiful guided meditations on the app,
And I've used many of them.
But as I was saying,
I don't tend to sit in total silence.
And if I do,
I find I get a little uncomfortable with that.
My mind starts racing.
That's okay.
I'm going to try to just sit for a couple of minutes every day and just no noise,
No background music,
Just enjoy the sounds of the nature around me.
Like I said,
Living in the woods,
I've got plenty of that.
And there is another activity here that I would like to recommend.
It's in the book.
Sit still for 18 minutes and simply listen.
All right,
18 minutes might be a lot for me.
It might be great for some of you.
I think I'm going to start with three minutes.
As thoughts come,
Let them go like clouds passing.
Listen fully to a deeper truth around you.
After the 18 minutes,
The next word or phrase you hear is your answer.
Write it in your cosmic journal.
I'm definitely going to try this one.
But please share with me.
Let me know what thoughts you have on this one.
Are you someone who generally sits in silence in the morning or the afternoon or maybe in the evening?
Obviously at night,
I'm sitting in silence or sleeping in silence.
But again,
Not really.
I do have background music playing at night while I go to sleep or something on inside timer,
Maybe a little bit of rain sound.
I do enjoy having some background sounds.
I would love to hear if you have any tips or suggestions or if you have a process that you follow.
Anything that could help me or help you to sit in silence.
I'm going to give this one a try.
All right,
My friends.
Until next week,
I hope you're having an amazing day.
I look forward to hearing from you as always.
And continue to shine like the beautiful diamond that you are.
