Sacred Idleness

“Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.”

― George MacDonald

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Sitting in the dark

of a quiet room

every sound magnified

echoing

through silence

the clock

inexorably ticking ticking ticking

birds singing

the sounds muted by stolid walls

my body feels its own presence

my feet are solid on the ground

and for the moment

I am idle

drifting with the flow of the Spirit

immersed in calm

feeling my breath

move in and out

in and out

breathing in

breathing out

Breathing in, I calm body and mind.

Breathing out, I smile.

Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment 

sacred