One of the things I’ve noticed as a result of the slow down of life in general that the Covid-19 pandemic caused is there are more periods of quiet in my days.
I really appreciate that. I savor it. I am better for it.
What I’m referring to here is those snippets of time when there is silence. No t.v., no music, no talking to others. When I am unplugged.
Like when I get home from work in the afternoon. Hubs is working in our home office, cat and dog are milling about. Rabbie is off somewhere working on their latest designs to sell online.
Or in the morning, when I’m enjoying a hot shower, letting the water massage my aching neck and shoulders.
When everyone is still sleeping in my house and the only sound I hear is the gentle tapping of my fingers on the keyboard of my Chromebook as I write my next blog post.
Then there’s the quiet of being out in nature. When Amanda and grandson Christopher were visiting a couple of weeks ago, we got to experience that.

I feel a sense of peace in these moments. Contentment. It’s restorative.
I can hear my thoughts. I can relax my body. I can sit in silence and offer up my prayers to the Universe. No one is asking or expecting me to do anything at all. I can just be.
I can sit next to Karl the cat and pet his soft fur while he slow blinks at me.

I say all this as an extrovert. A person who enjoys being busy, accomplishing things. Checking things off my “to do” list.
But being in the quiet centers me. Allows me to relax and think my thoughts. Reflect on my day and consider tomorrow’s options.
I wish all of you the blessing of the quiet in these chaotic times.
***Header image courtesy of https://quotefancy.com/quote/982709/Khaled-Hosseini-Quiet-is-peace-Tranquility-Quiet-is-turning-down-the-volume-knob-on-life
Karl is a handsome kitty cat.
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Isn’t he? I never thought of myself as a cat person, but since our youngest moved in with Karl, I’ve been converted!
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Karl looks like our Ernest so I’m probably biased.
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I need more quiet in my days, for sure. I do agree it’s restorative. I have recently gotten on an audio book kick, which is nice, but it cuts into my quiet time!
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Yes, I think we all do. Enjoy your audio book. Thanks for your comments 🙂
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We’ve unfortunately had sad luck with cats, but we had two that looked like Karl: Stan Lee and his replacement Sally. Maybe one day we’ll try again.
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Karl has converted me to liking cats as pets!
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Our cat loafs around like that, too. His front paws reaching up and out front, his back legs straight up, twist in middle — and not a care in the world. 🙂
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Aren’t cats fun?! Thanks for your comments 🙂
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