Modern life is often busy, full of schedules and deadlines. Dotted with duties, your existence can consist of spinning more plates than a circus performer. What happens then when these duties leave no time for you?
You may baulk at this question, deeming thinking about yourself a selfish prospect. Your duty bound mind certainly would. Me Time moments however, are crucial and not only from a recharging perspective. Without them, you not only risk running on empty but of not fully living your life and being present. Of course, it’s not always easy to do this when feeling swamped.
Grace Space
Do you have a special spot that you can visit when you need to get away from it all? Whenever I’m feeling overwhelmed, I make myself a cup of tea and head to the spare room come home office in my house upstairs. It’s a cosy space and one which I call The Nook.
In the corner of the room is a grey velvet chair next to framed photographs of my dear late grandparents. Seeing them brings back wonderful memories of my childhood. I feel grounded here, just sitting in the stillness. It is during this stillness that inspiration comes along with answers to problems that I have been ruminating upon.
There is a sense of being extra receptive in this Grace Space. I like to think that the spirits of my grandparents along with God grant me comfort as I sit on my chair sipping tea. Sometimes I will hear words in this state of stillness which reorient me or feel a cool breeze on my face.
Gently guided back to the moment, I feel a reassurance which is tangible and a warmth in my heart. It is at that point that I realise how my mind has misguided me, creating said problems which will always be related to the past or the future.
The solutions to any of our issues will always come in the now not by analysing the past or the future. Indeed, the Bible states (Luke 9:62 ) that No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the Kingdom of God. Nor should we be anxious about the future where it is also written in the Bible ( Matthew 6:34) that we should not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself.
These verses remind us that when we become present, we open a portal which allows the sacred to enter, enabling us to come into line with divine essence and our own higher power. This amalgamation could be called co-creation. My ability to write would not exist without it.
Aside from meditation, prayer can also open a gate to presence amidst the wilderness of the past and the future. Walking through this gate offers a way to surrender strife and worry whilst steering you back to the here and now.
In a world that constantly urges us to do more, choosing stillness can feel unfamiliar even indulgent. Presence nevertheless, is not about escaping life’s responsibilities but about meeting them from a place of inner steadiness. It also offers us an opportunity for renewal. Life is then lived in its truest sense, leaving you more open to experiencing greatness.
