I’m back at the cottage for the week. This morning I turned off my email and covered the clocks for the day, which instantly, yes instantly, increased my sense of silence and simplicity. The chatter in my head abated and become less complicated, and although I kept my phone on in case of emergencies, I was unplugged from all physical human communication. In its place, a new simplicity.
But don’t get me wrong. I tried to stay present to what was going on around me and some of it seemed quite complicated. For example, consider the life of seaweed. Half the beach was entirely clear of it; then, abruptly the other half of the beach was cluttered with it and sea wall looked like a seaweed wall.
Again tomorrow I will turn off the internet, cover my clocks and see how my day goes. Undoubtedly I’ll follow the same general routine but when I walk the beach I probably notice that the seaweed is doing something entirely different and mysterious.
But don’t get me wrong. I tried to stay present to what was going on around me and some of it seemed quite complicated. For example, consider the life of seaweed. Half the beach was entirely clear of it; then, abruptly the other half of the beach was cluttered with it and sea wall looked like a seaweed wall.
Again tomorrow I will turn off the internet, cover my clocks and see how my day goes. Undoubtedly I’ll follow the same general routine but when I walk the beach I probably notice that the seaweed is doing something entirely different and mysterious.
