In a few hours we'll open the door on a new year - 2009. It's hard to believe. Where has the 2008 gone? Are the years getting shorter? Or is it the speed with which we live? 2009 is knocking. What lies beyond? What can we expect? Tonight we'll make resolutions. For me, I resolve to make next year slower. I don't want it to pass so fast. I plan to be deliberate in my slowness as a way to be renewed.
I plan to spend quiet time..I mean REAL quite time...in silence. I plan to practice the disciple of silence. No books, no music, no TV, no computer, no distractions. Just the natural sounds that surround me...the ones I usually miss.
I invite you to join me. Time to open the door...and "Go placidly amid the noise and haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence." (Max Ehrmann, 1952)
