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Every now and again I wake up before the sun. It is rarely intentional and ideally followed with a good nap. I have never been a morning person, but I do appreciate the quiet of it. Before the world feels awake. Before the chirping of the birds. Just the sound of the wind and a day that has yet to fully begin. In that quiet there is space to notice in a different way. To listen with less effort. For me these quiet moments often reveal the imprint left behind by all the noise. Like an impression on my brain and body. Sometimes there is a relief in the quiet, like an exhale. There can be an ease in the not yet-ness of the early morning. Not yet sunrise. A day not yet started, to do list not yet considered. A bed not yet made. Not yet fully awake to the responsibilities. Not yet inundated with the noise and the seemingly endless stream of information. A space to sort things through, or to not sort at all. This noticing reveals a little buffer that can exist between the tasks. A little reminder that quiet can make an impression too. Sometimes we are so quick to fill the quiet. There is a certain level of stimulation that feels familiar. We have grown so accustomed to noise in a way that can make the absence of it feel unsettling. We can be so quick to fill everything up we miss the opportunities to feel into a bit of spaciousness. When the volume of sensory input is turned down, we can peer into some of what lies beneath it all. Silence reveals your relationship with the quiet. It is a space to digest, notice, listen and unhook from all the doing. An opportunity to notice your relationship with silence that day. We all need space to simply be. This quiet can be found in the ordinary moments. This quiet can be noticed and prioritized. Sometimes I find it in the unindented early wake ups. Other times it’s in blowing on tea before the first sip. On the front porch when the sun is low in the sky flirting with the horizon. In the driveway before I get out and transition inside. After my fingers play the last note of a song on the piano. During savasana, in the deep breath before walking into class, in an empty studio, or in nature. When the power goes out and the low hum of technology ceases. In the moment before the inhale. Where or when do you notice the quiet? What is your relationship like with it lately? What is revealed to you in the silence?
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