Be Still

We are so busy.  The days that I feel more peaceful occur when the battery on my phone dies without my knowledge.  How wonderful to have no interruptions.  It is so rare to sit and just listen - even then the noises bombard the senses; images still appear to our eyes;  and the mind races on. 

Is it possible to be still?   Life is a cacophony and filled with activity - even if it surrounds our stillness.  It is easy to equate stillness with a void.  To some it may be a black nothingness.  Some people need a TV or a radio going constantly in the background.  It is the noise of activity that gives them comfort.  A sort of worldly static of busyness (or is it business). 

I prefer the quiet stillness of life.  The calm day with muted sounds.  The roar of a ocean preventing the man made sounds from entering my ears.  No interruptions - no distractions.  A time to meditate and empty the mind of the activity demons of pressure.  A time of peace.