A Pause for Beauty:
An artist’s journal.
Silence, serenity and harmony
A field of wildflowers swaying in the wind. The hush of an old growth forest. The wonder of birds in flight, the beauty of their song. The mystery of a flock of geese floating across a wilderness lake at sunrise. We came from wilderness; we evolved in wilderness. A part of us still resides there.
A love of nature inspires an appreciation of silence, serenity and harmony. We can get sustenance from the mysteries that surround us.
Silence, serenity and harmony are the basis of the stillpoint, of a life of purpose and power.
Serenity is an indicator of inner peace, and thus of wisdom. We don’t want to live boring lives and adventure definitely has a role in a life well-lived, but serenity is an indicator that someone has thought through their life and pursued it with discipline and goodwill. Serenity is an indicator that a lot of other things in someone’s life are working well.
Serenity is an indicator that a person has achieved a degree of clarity about who they are.
The role of journaling is to help us achieve clarity about murky issues such as the current that underlies each of our lives, and that guides us without us realizing it.