Sitting In the Quiet of the Storm

Have you ever tried to quiet you mind through the ferocious storm of your thoughts?
Let me tell you, this is not an easy task.

A very close friend of mine has been trying to teach me how to quiet my mind and just be in order for me to better deal with the madness in my head in a healthier more balanced manner.

I could never do it. I tried over and over but the commotion and noise in my mind was always too loud for me to sit and feel quieted.

Have I finally figured it out?

YES!!
When did it ultimately happen?

In the end it washed over me when I was brimming with grief. The very moment my mind and heart were overflowing with emotion everything in my head quieted.
I heard nothing, I only felt.

(Feeling for me is a HUGE thing now days because I spent so many years becoming callused to emotion because of depressing relationships, abusive relationships, an unhealthy marriage and the list goes on and on… )

This overwhelming feeling of sadness and loss enveloped my essence and made me feel vulnerable and open, made me feel released.

Released you ask?

Yes, released. It was as if I had been walking through a haze and it was just now beginning to clear. I began to understand and see some of the things that had been dancing around my head and making me crazy in a more comprehensible perspective. I saw some of the issue in my life for what they were/are.

Had my perception of things changed?

Yes.

Sitting in the quiet, I saw a picture of what I wanted and what I felt was best for me but I also saw a representation of my life as a whole.

What do you stand for?

Who are you?

What do you want?

What do you need?

What is best?
These were all questions that floated around in the now quieted storm. These were questions that I did not look at with my BRAIN I instead attempted to approach them with my HEART.

Did I get the answers? No, not yet.

What did I get?

I got peace. My mind was no longer running faster than I could. My mind is clearer and I can see things better and analyze the issues in my life in a more insightful method now. I am no longer fighting to keep my footing in the storm, I am now standing facing the wind and looking straight into the storm... fearlessly.

I know now whatever I discover about myself will lead me down the true road I was meant to journey.

I am now sitting in the quiet of the storm and I recommend it to everyone.