Quiet Knowing

It is in quiet moments that I am able to imagine the world as it was and may be.

Quiet times are gateways to knowing. When we are out of the traffic and busyness of business, when we are simply enjoying the small pleasures, these are the moments of insight and appreciation.

In quiet moments, we can simply look at pictures of art and enjoy it. In quiet moments we can appreciate the simple beauty of a cup of tea and a good book. The quiet moments seem to allow more flashes of inspiration, when we suddenly get the feeling that what we are doing was something that our ancestors were doing, whether it is using the leaves of a plant for healing or imagining ourselves as the successful hunters, or even in discovering a lost object, as successful treasure hunters.

Relaxing opens the way to envision, to sample, to savor, to hear music both in music and the sounds of life around us. Quiet moments let us seek order in chaos, beauty in fragility and even the sweetness of knowing that there is much we do not know.

It is in quiet moments that I am able to imagine the world as it was and may be.