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I sit very still……

January 13, 2014 By Karen Main Leave a Comment

I feel an unfamiliar urge to sit very still.

I acknowledge it, I embrace it, I indulge it.

I sit very still.

My eyes dart around the room, adjusting  and altering.  Seeing now as would the eyes of a visitor.  I study the photos in frames, my heart leaping at the images of my wonderful family and close friends.  Photos I may look at, and yet somehow do not see, each and every day.

I sit very still.

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I notice the Meccano kit splayed out before me on the coffee table.  My usual urge to tidy suppressed by a surge of maternal joy at this evidence of my son here moments earlier.

I sit very still.

My body relaxes more and sinks deeper and deeper into my sofa.   The coziness of the seat drawing me down, as the leather is warmed by my body.  I curl my toes into the plushness of the rug,  feeling the slight tickle as the long fibres brush against my skin.   A rug I walk across, and somehow do not feel, every single day.

I sit very still.

My eyelids gently flutter before closing oh so naturally, I collapse intensely into this moment.

I sit very still.

My hearing tunes in to the distinct sounds of an Aussie Summer.  The roar of a crowd amidst chatter of overs, runs and balls.   A knowing smile crosses my face, yes the sounds of cricket on TV and evidence of my husband home enjoying a well-earned rest.

I sit very still.

Now an unusual voice from the next room, an accent I think, now a giggle.  Oh and a squeal and the funny voice yet again.  I listen very closely, it is all becoming familiar.   Strawberry Shortcake is playing with the Skylanders, a game well into its second day, with both the kids in character.  Delightfully lost in their world of imagination.

I sit very still.

Then comes that delicate feeling, gently wafting by my shoulder.   I draw in deeply through my nose to enjoy the smell of a freshly mowed lawn carried along on a warm and glorious Summer breeze.

I sit very still.

The phone is ringing, I open my eyes, no rush no haste I am taking a break from the world.

I sit very still and listen for a message.

It is the weekend, no invitations, no plans, no offers, no deadlines.   Precious and unscheduled time allowing for reconnection and reflection as I ground myself with the earth.

I smile a knowing smile, I am enjoying the stillness.

Have you sat very still recently?  What did you hear, see and feel?  Why not give it a try?

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