Take Time

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” -Henry David Thoreau, Walden

“There’s something in these quiet, forsaken places that draws me in, reconstitutes the chemistry of my blood, a gravitational pull toward getting lost, toward solitude and the stories that linger in the ruins.” -Erik Rittenberry

“In the spaciousness of solitude, we open ourselves up to the truth of ourselves. We more deeply root, examine, shed, and soften. Even in the desert moments of daily life, we are invited into renewal, when the wonder of uncertainty meets a sacred pause amid a busy day. And almost always, the desert spaces are places and moments of paradox: knowing amid the unknowing, refreshment in the parched places, life amid death, fecundity in the barrenness, midnight blooming, and acceptance of seasons.” -Cassidy Hall

Take time with a wounded hand
‘Cause it likes to heal -song “Creep” by Stone Temple Pilots

Everything that’s worth it takes time. Including finding inner peace.

If it’s worth it, you’ll put in the time. Or rather, especially when it comes to inner peace, you’ll take the time.

Read this phenomenal Poetic Outlaws post from Erik Rittenberry. And take some time for yourself this weekend.