The Silence We All Long For
Lenda Letlaka
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There’s an eerie silence amidst my actions these days. Almost like a winding down. A quiet that I am not so accustomed to. The nervous system that used to clang like bells and whistles feels and sounds more like wind chimes, creeks and streams. As if one of those meditation apps is actually playing inside of me.<br/><br/>Sure, it could be the perfectly curated Instagram only showing me the people, places and subjects that inspire me. Or the “news outlets” that have been turned off in our house for over eight years. It could also be the life transitions. The things, people and projects falling away from my responsibility.<br/><br/>Of course, as we all know, the world is really not that quiet. Cars, people and schedules bustling about. Places to go, people to see, things to DO.<br/><br/>It’s like <strong>“Go, Go, Go”</strong> has been so tightly wound into our nervous system’s, our collective psyche, that we don’t quite know what to do when the gas pedal and brakes of our lives are no longer needed. I certainly don’t.<br/><br/>I find myself searching… <em>“I could do this”, “I could start that”, “Nothing’s happening, what will I do?”</em>…<br/><br/>Breathing again, I feel the sense in my nervous system, focusing deeper, listening to what really wants to arise, what really wants to be created now.<br/><br/>Nothing comes.<br/><br/>But the tone inside of me is still and soft and sweet. <strong>Is this really an opportunity to be?</strong><br/><br/>My mind searches for all the things that “could” happen, all of the things I need to be prepared for, death, famine, wars, environmental changes, health and lifestyle changes…<br/><br/><strong>But none of it is here now. Or is it?</strong><br/><br/>Does our preparation create circumstances within our reality to utilize said readiness? Would I be a fool not to pay any attention to the “things that might happen”?<br/><br/>The misattributed q
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