The Mystic and the Muse in the New Moon
I have taken the past three months so just listen to my soul and spirit. It has been a wild ride to be silent with one's thoughts, to let them ruminate and formulate - all while still engaging in the world as she unfolds. To sit in the envelopment of quiet and solitude. In so doing, particularly from the standpoint of being in touch with my soul, has opened me up to all the ways The Holy Spirit, in all her wisdom, has been present with me. The work I do, sitting with the near-dying, is deep and intentional. It means I have to be assured of my own sense of identity, mortality, spirituality, and self in order to help guide others going through a chronic and life-ending-disease come to terms with their precious few moments remaining days. It has shifted my perspective. My living away from my family for the past four months has opened my awareness. I am and have always been comfortable in solitude. In the quiet. I am an introvert, and truth be told, so is half my family. We have enjoy...
