I really enjoy Sunday Silent Meditations, and I love finding quotes about silence to share with you. Here are a few really meaningful ones…
“The soul always knows what to do to heal. The challenge is to silence the mind.” – Caroline Myss
“The quieter you become the more you are able to hear.” – Rumi
“Within each of us, there is silence. A silence as vast as the universe. And when we experience that silence, we remember who we are.” – Gunilla Norris
Sometimes we have an experience that helps us feel SO within our power that we can take on the world! We feel like nothing can stop us and we can feel ourselves expand. But growing and learning is never like flicking a light switch… we don’t have this one beautiful realization and then feel forever happy ever after.
It’s a lot more like a dance, going back and forth, experiencing our own light and sometimes our own darkness too. Instead of wishing to always only experience the light, we can learn to do better at the back-and-forth dance though.
Our biggest downfall is how disappointed we are in ourselves and how much we fight when we do feel weak, uncertain, useless… we want to hold on to feeling powerful, struggling to constantly be the “best” version of ourselves.
When you understand the dance that we are all involved in and become a willing participant, then the steps are so much easier to learn…
- Celebrate the Light: When you feel powerful, passionate, and motivated – step on the gas pedal! Pour your energy into your goals and dreams. Savor the feeling of expansion.
- Embrace the Shadow: In those moments when you feel weak and small, it’s not because you were somehow “wrong” or “stupid”… it’s simply because every inhale needs to be followed by an exhale… every expansion needs to be followed by a surrender.
- Seek the Silence: Surrender to the silence, that is where you will remember who you are and gather your strength for the next round of expansion. Your soul always knows what to do to heal.
Mantras for self-reflection:
- In moments of strength, I will channel my energy into my passions, knowing that expansion requires intention.
- When I feel weak or uncertain, I will surrender to the silence within, remembering that contraction allows for renewal.
- Today, and every day, I will create space for stillness, for it is in the quiet that I reconnect with my inner wisdom and the power to heal.
There is a silence inside of you. A silence as vast as the universe. Your inner sanctum. The holiest of holy. And it is when you experience that silence that you remember who you are.
Enjoy the dance.
-pierre-
Today’s LIVE meditation is: Finding Silence.