Stillness

I have never liked making a resolution for a new year.

Yet, as I have approached this year of 2026 the word “stillness” has been on my mind like a clock ticking in the background of a silent room.  

I took some time to reflect on the reason for this word making its way through my being.

After reflection, what I found is I’m tired.

The last few years have felt like an intense grind to accomplish many of my life dreams, which required a profound amount of grit on my part.

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So many other issues of living in this world have been swirling around my heart.

Things like

• How do I move away from being influenced by an algorithm when I need and want to use social media?
• How do I reduce the angst in my heart over the polarization in our world?
• How do I reengage my faith after a long season of anger over a sense of betrayal I felt from a system I loved?
• Should I grow this beautiful gift of Restoration Counseling?
• I only have 18 months of having a child left in my home. How do I prepare for that?

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Just like the ticking clock in the silent room, this word just keeps coming.

Stillness.
Stillness.
Stillness.

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If I’m honest, I would say, I have no idea how to enact stillness in my life.

Maybe it’s not about doing but being for a while.

Maybe it’s about engaging more with the people and activities I love.

Maybe as I embrace stillness I need to move away from trying to make stillness happen and simply allow stillness to unfold in my life. 

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I don’t know the outcome of how this word will affect my life this year.  I’m waiting and trusting the outcome will be well worth listening to the ticking of the clock. 

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