(not necessarily in that order)
Ramesha and I will spend five days this week in silence.
I won’t be checking emails and will take a (blessed!) break from the news, but will still write a short blog each day.
Hopefully I’ll be able to share some inspiration or insight gleaned from each day of seclusion.
“Often we continue to suffer without making an effort to change; that is why we don’t find lasting peace and contentment. If we would persevere we would certainly be able to conquer all difficulties. We must make the effort, that we may go from misery to happiness, from despondency to courage.” — Paramhansa Yogananda
Going into seclusion is — for me — about making the effort to change. Not everything and not all at once, but still…one has to try.
While in seclusion I’ll mostly be taking a break from technology, except that I don’t want to break my commitment to writing in my blog every day.
So, what I’ve decided to do is prepare three daily posts ahead of time, with a quote about seclusion and being quiet. That way I can simply publish each draft from my phone. It’s a compromise.
Metaphorically speaking, of course!
I’ve had a very interesting two weeks “off” in-between my first and (upcoming) second RPP Challenges. It’s almost like I had to revisit how I “used to be” in order to remember why I don’t want to “live there” anymore!
A part of me wishes I could have just stayed completely on course, and maybe that will come after a few more challenges. But for now, I’m grateful for the psychological “break” because it’s left me feeling really ready to get going again!