Quiet quality
Today I did my last jobs for the season out in the Swedish archipelago. This time it was on a beautiful island called Runmarö, about an hour away from Stockholm.
There’s one thing that always strikes me when I step onto places like this. The quietness. It’s almost hard to believe that this absence of noise even exists in the world today. So lovely.
Another thing I’ve noticed is that I always get tired. Not in a bad way, the opposite actually. It’s a tiredness that seems to say “no need to rush, nothing is seeking your attention, just relax”. A wonderful feeling.
Even though I wouldn’t want to live like that all year round, I think it’s important to invite moments of silence into our lives. It doesn’t have to be silence as in no sound at all. Just a moment without distractions, a little stillness in the eye of the storm.
No matter how busy our lives are, there’s always a place for it. In the shower, on the subway, in the elevator, during breakfast, in the line at the supermarket.
There’s always time for the timeless. Let’s not waste it by constantly reaching for the next moment, the next thing.
Nothing beats this moment.