Marinating

Finally it seems the general pace of my life is slowing down; chatter is less. I've been getting enough sleep, waking up early to walk, doing pilates before bed, rocking on my front porch and drinking wine, really investing myself in teaching a lesson on ballrooming. I'm genuinely and thoroughly enjoying it. It's not always easy, but it's worth it.

Learning to be quiet is tough for me. Allowing myself to marinate in my experiences is difficult; I always want to put everything out there immediately, before I really know what's going on. Because if I do that, then other people can tell me what's going on. I recently remembered praying for the wisdom to navigate around sticky situations instead of always having to clean up messes. I remembered this prayer after recently having a conversation with a friend about his method of processing life and experience, which is markedly slower than mine. So for now, I'm trying that on for size.

Thus ends my first entry: blogging about waiting to blog. Let the adventure begin!