How I met Peace
I've been alone for a good part of the day today. This is not the norm. My thoughts are racing . . . emotions flying high from so many things. There is so much to do. "Sh . . . hush." I whisper inwardly, bending my head toward my knees to finger comb my hair into one ponytail. "Um, I love the smell of coffee," I think as I swing my head back up, getting a whiff of the coffee sitting beside my laptop in my favorite coffee mug. I inhale deeply. Exhale. "Simplicity." I think. "Be silent. Listen . . ." I say. See if you can hear Him now that you're alone and things are getting a little more quiet in your heart. I have so many things I want to tell you, Lord." I exhale. And I think, "I am alone. . . Alone is exactly how I've been feeling lately. Like something is missing?" "Let all within you listen to Him. Feel Him. Experience Him," I remind myself. "This silence of all the outwar...