After The Rain

Just now, I was finishing a long post about our drought and this morning's lovely rain.  It was a great post - I had fun writing it.  But somehow, in the spell-checking, HTML playing, that I do before I post...I erased it all.  So, I am laughing at myself, and have decided not to try to recreate it.

One of the intersting things that happened with this gigantic rain was that our power went out.  Now, that is not always interesting, but I was enthralled with the silence.  No fans turnin overhead, no lovely pond trickling in my front room, no hum of refrigerator, no whirr of air conditioner.

The only sounds were the rain and the very soft sound of Labrador paws on the saltillo tile.  It was a calming thing, to not have electricity.  That calming reminded me how busy and noisy life has become.  In opening this wonderful counseling business, I have become stretched thin at times, my stress levels are high, and I am busy. 

In this busyness, there isn't much quiet.  And, I need quiet...lots of it. It was a great blessing to be quiet this morning. 

The electricity ultimately returned after about six hours, just in time for my first client of the day.  That meant that we could have our session with a little air conditioning. 

So we had comfort, and the silence of the morning slipped away. 

But the memory of quiet and my own yearning for stillness did not leave, and I am resolved to cultivate the quiet and stillness. 

You, who are self-employed entrepreneurial types, are you able to cultivate stillness in your life?  Do you have quiet and calm, even silence?  I would love to hear about it if you do.  If you don't, how are you handling that? 

Send me an email, I would really love to hear your reflections on this oh-so-delicate balancing act of inner peace and outer success. cm@cynthiamckennacounseling.com

Cynthia

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Cynthia McKenna LPC, NCC
Counseling & Life Coaching
www.CynthiaMcKennaCounseling.com
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Comments

[Ann at Vermont Shortbread Company]

What a lovely, well-written post. This is the kind of entrepreneurial stuff I love.

For me, regualar periods of silence are essential. I used to be afraid of it because I got all my affirmation about my self worth from external sources. Silence was scary because it forced me to find peace within. Regular meditation has changed all that.

Write more about this topic. I love how make it come alive for us entrepreneurial, creative sorts who have spent a lifetime thinking there's something wrong with us because we know we quiet in order to grow as business people...and that this is healthy and okay. In a world that idolizes extroversion and explosive, showy growth, we need more Cynthia McKenna stories!

Ann