My absence here has been extreme. I'm sure that those who may have stopped by could hear the echoes and found my quiet place of reflection deserted. I have not left, not really. My pondering mind is just not capable of being turned off. Instead, my reflections have been confined to the quiet recesses of my heart and mind.
Just as we all experience, my life over this past year has faced some hardships, and twists and turns that have at times, left me at odds with myself. I have found that all too often I have more questions than answers.
I began to feel that if I did not have a morsel of wisdom to share, a positive life lesson, or an inspirational message, then perhaps my words should remain confined to the recesses of my heart. I began to wonder - who am I to impart wisdom? I am only a child in this school of life, still asking questions and seeking answers.
However, as my mind and heart begins find a little clarity, I began to realize - aren't we all really children in this school of life? Aren't we all on a quest to find the answers to the questions of life? And if so, then if my quiet little pondering questions do not contain an answer filled with wisdom, well that is all right.
After all, even if I did have all of the answers, it is very possible that those answers may not even fit your questions, or my questions may not fit your answers. But in the process of this seeking, the emergence of my pen and words, it is very possible that you might impart a grain of wisdom to my seeking mind and heart. And even if not, in the journey of these Calming Reflections, it is even more possible that through a love of words, a shared passion for questions, a friendship may be born. And in the journey of life, no greater gift can be found.
So, fellow student and friend, if you should find yourself here at my humble home, welcome, and I hope that sometime we can sit in the grass beneath the old Oak Tree and and ponder together these questions of life.
