Although I have an actual cottage by the sea (CBTS) where I go to for a few days at a time, to me a CBTS represents any place where I can be alone. Although we can go there in our imagination (even while in the midst of a busy activity such as grocery shopping), I usually think of as it as a physical place. Often it is a room at home, or a spot close to home such as a garden, where we can snatch an hour or two of silence, solitude and simplicity. Once in a while it is a place away from home that invites us to sit in the mystery for a few days or a week, or like Anne Morrow Lindbergh, for two weeks.
When I return home from my CBTS, I retreat to a little room in my house. (As you can see from the picture it isn’t simple, but, believe it or not, I do find silence and solitude there.) I am fortunate to have this space, but I am aware that a room in one’s house is not the only kind of CBTS available.
My hope is that this blog will help each one of you to find your particular CBTS. This is more apt to happen if we share the wisdom. Therefore, I am delighted that a few people have had the courage to tell their CBTS stories. Check them out on Share your story, and join the conversation. Also, over the next week I’m planning to add some poems and quotes on the subject. If any come to mind, please send them along.
When I return home from my CBTS, I retreat to a little room in my house. (As you can see from the picture it isn’t simple, but, believe it or not, I do find silence and solitude there.) I am fortunate to have this space, but I am aware that a room in one’s house is not the only kind of CBTS available.
My hope is that this blog will help each one of you to find your particular CBTS. This is more apt to happen if we share the wisdom. Therefore, I am delighted that a few people have had the courage to tell their CBTS stories. Check them out on Share your story, and join the conversation. Also, over the next week I’m planning to add some poems and quotes on the subject. If any come to mind, please send them along.