"There is much I want to do today and the 'wanting to do it all' side of me is pushing against the gate waiting none too patiently to be released, but the nurturing, wiser part of me is on the other side of the fence making sure the latch remains locked.

It's Sunday. It's to be a time of reflection, contemplation and communion with the "God within," the sacred part of me. How I do that is by allowing myself this kind of time before I let the other part of myself out of the starting gate.

I don't do this enough lately. Time is scarce. But no time in silence means there is no time to hear the voice within, which holds what Bonnie refers to as my 'Sacred Instructions.' The silence holds the lessons, the words, the intentions, the learning, the direction, the recognition, the love and the wisdom of the Sacred. If I want to hear any of it I must be willing to go to the silence.

This is where I am now - quietly receiving and drinking the gift which will walk with me through the rest of the day."

~ Annette Erickson at The Write Haven.

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