Many people in my life right now are dealing with hard stuff. What I mean by hard stuff is deep loss, sorrow, exhaustion, doubt and anxiety. People with broken hearts. Hopeless, frustrated and dread-filled. And there is nothing to be done about it. There is no ‘doing’ that can erase this heaviness.

In the heaviness, we feel like the rest of the world is passing us by. That somehow we are alone in the whole messiness of it…that no one could possibly understand. And that makes it feel even harder. Isolation is brutal.

But I am convinced the load we carry can be lightened. If we are willing to go to our center. If we are willing to sit still, breathe deeply and turn our full attention inward. Without judgment or stories…just stillness. I love this simple mantra: Peace be still. Peace be still.

It is in that very moment, at the very center of me, that all is well. In that very moment an ease, a miracle. In that breath…perfection. Peace be still.

And then it all vanishes, that elusive moment, and I am back in my heaviness…but somehow a bit lighter. I know I’ve been lifted by the Divine Itself. And now I can go another step. It’s all a reminder of the importance of this practice of going to center.  And too, the reminder of the very thin veil between me and God.

Grateful beyond words
Paula